Guidance and regulation

Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 18 April 2024

Details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including heads of mission.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 3 April 2024

A guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 18 April 2024

• Financial sanctions targets: list of all asset freeze targets

  Please use the links below to download the Consolidated List in the format…

• Russia: list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions

  Sectoral financial and investment restrictions are in place in the Russia…

How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 29 January 2024

Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 5 August 2022

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Russia are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 27 March 2024

Closed: The FCDO invited tenders by 15 March 2024 to conduct a systematic review of the effects of climate change and environmental degradation on children's learning in low- and middle-income countries.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 12 February 2024

Guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.

• From: Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
• Updated: 28 February 2024

Closed: The FCDO invited bids by 1 March 2024 to conduct secondary research on the effectiveness of feeding children at school in low and middle income countries.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 7 February 2024

Information on UK sanctions currently in place and how to apply for the appropriate licences.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 24 February 2022

Closed: The FCDO invited bids by 27 February 2024 to review existing research on smallholder farmers’ access to finance in low- and middle-income countries.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 30 January 2024

Guidance, General Licences and reporting forms in relation to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 8 March 2024

Closed: The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) invited expressions of interest by 23 February 2024 for research funding to develop accessible, affordable health products for use in low- and middle-income cou…

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 20 March 2024

The Global Human Rights regime operates under the UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. This page contains the current list of designated targets.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 21 February 2024

Guidance on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

• From: Export Control Joint Unit and 2 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Closed: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) invites not-for-profit organisations to submit proposals by 20 February 2024 to deliver this programme.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 23 January 2024

Closed: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) invites submissions by 12 February 2024 to manage regional programmes that support grassroots organisations working with LGBT+ people.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 19 December 2023

Closed: The FCDO invited proposals by 27 February 2024 to conduct a rapid scoping review of women’s rights and LGBT+ organisations countering the rollback of rights in Africa and Asia.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 2 February 2024

If you hold certain information, you should contact OFSI as soon as practicable.

• From: HM Treasury and 1 others
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Closed. The FCDO invited tenders by 13 March 2024 to conduct a rapid evidence assessment of the research literature on interventions designed to build health systems in low- and middle-income countries.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 14 February 2024