Written questions

Money Laundering: Regulation

Commons · Question 67270 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the consistency of enforcement by the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision across legal sector regulators.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 18 Jul 2025

OPBAS oversees 22 Professional Body Supervisors (PBSs) in the legal and accountancy sectors, to improve their Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) supervision. Its powers include obtaining information from PBSs, appointing skilled p...