Written questions

Money Laundering: Scotland

2026-07-13 · Treasury · 18666 · Official question

Andrew Bowie

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the transfer of anti-money laundering supervisory responsibilities from the Law Society of Scotland to the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulatory

Answer

Reform of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) supervision regime will improve the effectiveness and consistency of supervision that regulated firms receive. It will not change the underlying obligations firms must meet...