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HMRC internal manual

Economic Crime Supervision Handbook

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
26 May 2023
Updated:
16 March 2026 - See all updates

Summary

The aim of the ECS handbook is to give you clear and comprehensive guidance on how to undertake your role within ECS. It will help you understand the legislation, how our policies work and how they should be applied. It will also explain how to apply the sanctions framework and the powers available for you to use under the MLR2017. Additionally, it may be used by external customers to understand how sanctions are applied.

Contents

  1. ECSH10000
    Contents
  2. ECSH20000
    Legislation: contents
  3. ECSH30000
    Duties of supervisory authority: contents
  4. ECSH32000
    How we check compliance
  5. ECSH40000
    Registration: contents
  6. ECSH50000
    Business sectors supervised by HMRC
  7. ECSH60000
    MLR relevant requirements: contents
  8. ECSH70000
    HMRC Powers: contents
  9. ECSH80000
    Sanctions for non-compliance: contents
  10. ECSH90000
    Appeals and Reviews
  11. ECSH100000
    Publishing Details of the Non-compliant
  12. ECSH110000
    Contact with customers: contents
  13. ECSH120000
    Sharing information: contents
  14. ECSH130000
    Complaints
  15. ECSH140000
    Witness Statements
  16. ECSH150000
    Freedom of Information & Subject Access Requests: Contents
  17. ECSH155000
    Making Referrals and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
  18. ECSH160000
    Glossary
  19. ECSH170000
    Further Sources of Guidance

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