UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) Engagement Team to Deliver (SAR) Best Practice Workshops

_{UKFIU issues call to all Money Laundering Reporting Officers or Nominated Officers at gambling operators here in Great Britain. (Image: Peter Jordan)}

The UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) Engagement Team are delivering monthly sector specific Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) Best Practice Workshops. 

The next workshop for the gambling sector will take place between 1pm and 4pm on 23 July on Microsoft Teams.

To be eligible to attend, organisations must have a UK SARs reporting obligation and be registered for the SAR Portal. Even if you were previously registered for the legacy SAR Online System, organisations will need to re-register for the new SAR Portal.

Along with Money Laundering Reporting Officers or Nominated Officers, workshops are also open to colleagues who write SAR submissions within organisations with anti-money laundering compliance teams of five or less staff. The UKFIU Engagement Team are delivering monthly, sector specific SAR Best Practice Workshops. The July 2025 workshop will be for the Gambling sector and is scheduled for Wednesday 23/07/2025, 1pm to 4pm, via Teams Webinar.

To be eligible to attend, organisations must have a UK SARs reporting obligation and be registered for the SAR Portal. Even if you were previously registered for the legacy SAR Online System, organisations would need to re-register for the new SAR Portal.

The workshop is aimed at Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs), Nominated Officers (NOs) or colleagues who write SAR submissions within organisations with AML compliance teams of 5 or less. To register your interest, please follow the below link and complete the registration form.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE 

The UKFIU Engagement Team will then be in touch with further information and an invitation to attend the session.