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Legal Profession: Money Laundering

Commons · Question 19781 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has received representations from the Solicitor Regulation Authority on the adequacy of the level of financial penalties for those solicitors found to be in breach of money laundering regulations.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 19 Dec 2024

The legal profession in England and Wales operates independently of government. The responsibility for regulating the sector sits with the approved regulators, overseen by the Legal Services Board.The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is responsible f...