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HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for money laundering supervision

Learn more about money laundering regulations and your responsibilities including the fit and proper test and approval process and report suspicious activity.

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Registering and joining webinars

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Information for all businesses

Registering for anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a collectionvideo ofabout videosregistering aboutfor anti-money laundering supervisionsupervision.

How do I register for anti-money laundering supervision?.

You will find out about:

  • the business information you’ll need before you start

  • how to registeradd or remove services from your application

  • completing a declaration and paying the fees

  • the processing timescale

Paying for anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a video about when and how to pay for anti-money laundering supervision.

When and how do I pay for anti-money laundering supervision?

You will find out about:

  • what payment reminders you’ll receive

  • how to pay forusing the online service

  • payment timescales

Annual supervision fee and opting out

Watch a video about how to pay your annual supervision fee or opt out of anti-money laundering supervision.

How to pay your annual supervision fee or opt out of anti-money laundering supervision

You will find out about:

  • how to pay your annual supervision fee

  • how to opt out of anti-money laundering supervision

  • what happens if you do not pay your annual fee

Fees you need to pay for anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a video about what fees andyou optingneed to pay for anti-money laundering supervision.

What fees do I need to pay for anti-money laundering supervision?

You will find out about:

  • what fees you need to pay

  • completing

    when you need to pay your fees

Risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a video about risk assessmentsassessment for anti-money laundering supervision.

Risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision

You will find out about

  • the possible risks for businesses

  • keeping

    how to report risks for anti-money laundering supervision

Keeping records for anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a video about how to keep records for anti-money laundering supervision.

How to keep records for anti-money laundering supervision

You will find out about:

  • how businesses should keep records for anti-money laundering supervision

  • what records you must keep

  • how long you need to keep records for

Identifying and reporting suspicious behaviouractivity

Watch a video about identifying and whistleblowingreporting suspicious activity for anti-money laundering supervision.

Identifying and reporting suspicious activity for anti-money laundering supervision

You will find out about:

  • how to identify suspicious activity for anti-money laundering supervision

  • training

    how to submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

  • who should submit a SAR

  • where to find more information

Training employees to comply with money laundering regulations

Watch a video about how to train your employees to comply with money laundering regulations.

Training your employees to comply with money laundering regulations

You will find out about:

  • what the training should cover

  • who needs to complete the training

  • what training records you need to keep

Whistleblowing while under anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a video about whistleblowing while under anti-money laundering supervision.

Whistleblowing while under anti-money laundering supervision

You will find out:

  • how and when to report suspicious activity to HMRC

  • what kind of information you should report

  • your protection under the law

  • how HMRC will keep your information confidential

Updating your application for anti-money laundering supervision

Watch a video about updating your application for anti-money laundering supervision.

Updating your application for anti-money laundering supervision

You will find out how to update your application for anti-money laundering supervision. This includes how to add or update:

  • responsible people in your business

  • your trading premises

  • your training

  • your risk assessments and policies, controls and procedures

Risk assessing businesses for anti-money laundering supervision

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to risk assess your business for anti-money laundering supervision.

This webinar will give an explanation of the money laundering regulations and the national risk assessment. It will also:

  • provide an overview of the risk-based approach to help you carry out a risk assessment
  • cover how to implement a risk-based approach and tell you where you can find more information

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to risk assess your business for anti-money laundering supervision.

Documenting risk assessments for anti-money laundering supervision

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to document your risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision.

In this webinar we’ll be covering:

  • an explanation of your risk assessment
  • how to document your risk assessment, and we’ll also tell you where you can find more information

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to document your risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision.

After a risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision has been done

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about what to do when you have carried out your risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision.

In this webinar we’ll be covering:

  • an explanation of policies, controls, and procedures
  • monitoring your business to make sure your controls are effective
  • what controls and procedures to put in place
  • how to identify and report any suspicious transactions or activities
  • where you can find more information

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about what to do when you have carried out your risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision.

How to register for anti-money laundering supervision

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to register for anti-money laundering supervision.

You will learn about:

  • creating a Government Gateway user ID
  • if you need to register for anti-money laundering supervision
  • how to register
  • the fees you’ll pay (including the annual supervision fee)
  • how to pay

Money Laundering Regulations 2017 — what you need to know from HMRC

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 — what you need to know from HMRC.

This webinar covers what’s changed with the new money laundering regulations.

You will learn about:

  • the background to the Money Laundering Regulations 2017
  • new requirements for businesses
  • what’s changed for businesses by sector

Managing money laundering and terrorist financing risks to you and your business

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about managing money laundering and financing risks to you and your business.

This webinar is aimed at businesses covered by the money laundering regulations.

You will learn about:

  • what the money laundering regulations say about risk assessment
  • what businesses need to do about identifying and assessing risk
  • current risks that businesses face from COVID-19

We will also give some useful tips and points to be aware of.

Suspicious activity reports — tips and guidance on improving the quality of your reports

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about suspicious activity reports — find tips and guidance on improving the quality of your reports.

You will find out:

  • how to make suspicious activity reports to the National Crime Agency
  • what happens to those reports
  • how to improve the quality of your reports

The fit and proper test and approval processes

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the fit and proper test and approval processes for responsible people in your business.

You will learn about:

  • the fit and proper test and approval processes
  • who has to follow these processes
  • when you need to take action

Making a risk assessment for your business

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about making a risk assessment for your business.

You will learn about what:

  • the money laundering regulations say about risk assessment
  • businesses need to do about identifying and assessing risk

Accountancy service providers

Recorded webinars

Watch a recorded webinar for accountancy service providers registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision.

You will learn about:

  • what’s expected of you
  • how to take action

Watch a recorded webinar about customer due diligence as an accountancy service provider.

You will find out:

  • what customer due diligence is
  • when you have to do it

Tackling professional money launderers in accountancy

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar on tackling professional money launderers in accountancy.

This recorded webinar aims to raise awareness of professional money launderers.

You will learn about:

  • what HMRC knows about professional money launderers
  • what we are doing to tackle the threat
  • how you can help us

Estate agency businesses

Recorded webinars

Watch a recorded webinar for estate agency businesses registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision.

You will find out:

  • what’s expected of you
  • how to do it

Watch a recorded webinar about customer due diligence as an estate agency business.

You will find out:

  • what customer due diligence is
  • when you have to do it

You can check the online guide for estate agency businesses to find out about:

  • money laundering regulations
  • your responsibilities
  • customer due diligence
  • how to recognise and deal with risks

High value dealers

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar for registered high value dealers.

You will find out about:

  • supervision by HMRC
  • how to comply with the regulations
  • the role of the nominated officer

Money service businesses

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar for money service businesses.

You can check the online guide for money service businesses to find out about:

  • money laundering regulations
  • telling HMRC you want to start trading
  • your responsibilities

Money service businesses — the fit and proper test

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about money service businesses — the fit and proper test.

We will look at:

  • how to apply for the fit and proper test
  • what beneficial owners, officers and managers are
  • money service businesses with agents
  • examples related to the fit and proper test

Money service businesses offering currency wholesale services

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about money service businesses offering currency wholesale services.

You will learn about:

  • money service businesses offering currency wholesale services to its customers
  • what to do if you suspect money laundering
  • key risks to be aware of
  • multiple currency suppliers
  • the actions that businesses, covered by the Money Laundering Regulations, should take
  • a case study

Trust or company service providers

Recorded webinars

Watch a recorded webinar about trust or company service providers and offshore risks.

You will find out about:

  • risk assessments
  • policies, controls and procedures
  • risks your business may face if dealing with offshore customers or providing offshore services
  • customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence
  • where you can access further help and support

Watch a recorded webinar for trust or company service providers.

You will find out about:

  • the provision of a registered office and business address services
  • the types of businesses who may provide services covered by regulation 12 (2)c
  • the risks associated with the provision of these services
  • risk assessments

Watch a recorded webinar for trust or company service providers registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision.

You will find out how to:

  • comply with regulations
  • recognise and report suspicious activity

Art market participants

Art market participants — what you need to know from HMRC

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar for art market participants — what you need to know from HMRC.

This webinar is aimed at art market participants covered by the money laundering regulations. We will look at:

  • why you have to comply with the money laundering regulations
  • HMRC’s role as a supervisor — what do we do
  • what you have to do to meet your obligations under the money laundering regulations
  • the role of the Nominated Officer in your business
  • recognising and reporting suspicious activity

Art market participants — how to complete risk assessments

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar for art market participants — how to complete risk assessments.

This webinar is for art market participants covered by the money laundering regulations.

You will learn about:

  • the EU fifth money laundering directive
  • the appropriate steps art market participants need to take to identify and assess the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing to which your business is subject and your obligations when it comes to completing them in writing
  • record keeping

Art market participants — how to complete policies, controls and procedures

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar for art market participants — how to complete policies, controls and procedures.

This webinar is aimed at art market participants covered by the money laundering regulations.

You will learn about:

  • the EU fifth money laundering directive
  • policies, controls and procedures, your policy statement as well as steps taken to communicate these within your business — these must be recorded in writing
  • record keeping

Use the online guide for art market participant businesses to find out about:

  • money laundering regulations
  • telling HMRC you want to register and paying your fees
  • risks and how to deal with them
  • your responsibilities
  • customer due diligence
  • identifying and reporting suspicious activity
  • training staff
  • record keeping

Letting agency businesses

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar for letting agency businesses registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision.

You will find out how to:

  • comply with the money laundering regulations
  • recognise and report suspicious activity

HMRC community forums

You can use the online HMRC community forums to ask questions, see what others are asking and get answers.

Published 1 September 2017
Last updated 47 June 2024 + show all updates
  1. Videos about anti-money laundering supervision have been added.

  2. A link to the collection of videos about anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  3. A video about updating your application for anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  4. A video about whistleblowing while under anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  5. The recorded webinars for trust or company service providers, art market participants — how to complete risk assessments and how to complete policies, controls and procedures have been updated.

  6. New live webinars have been added for art market participants — how to complete risk assessments and art market participants — how to complete policies, controls and procedures. Updated recorded webinars have been added for Money Laundering Regulations 2017 —what you need to know from HMRC, suspicious activity reports — tips and guidance on improving the quality of your reports, the fit and proper test and approval processes, making a risk assessment for your business, accountancy service providers, estate agency businesses, high value dealers, money service businesses, trust or company service providers, and letting agency businesses.

  7. A live webinar for trust or company service providers has been added.

  8. A recorded webinar about what to do when you have carried out your risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  9. Recorded webinars about how to risk assess your business for anti-money laundering supervision and how to document your risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision have been added. The recorded webinar link for managing money laundering and financing risks to you and your business, has been updated.

  10. Live webinars added for ‘risk-assessing businesses, documenting risk assessments and what to do after a risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision has been done’.

  11. A recorded webinar about 'Money service businesses — the fit and proper test' has been added.

  12. We have updated the 'Money service businesses offering currency wholesale services' section with new recorded webinars.

  13. Additional sections added providing links to live webinars coming up for Money service businesses.

  14. A link to an online learning guide in the Art market participants section has been added.

  15. We have updated the 'Art market participants' section with new recorded webinars.

  16. A link to an online learning guide in the Art market participants section has been added.

  17. A link to a recorded webinar on tackling professional money launderers in accountancy has been added.

  18. A link to register for the live webinar about tackling professional money launderers in accountancy has been added. Also, the link to the recorded webinar for art market participants — what you need to know from HMRC has been updated.

  19. YouTube videos about risk assessment for anti-money laundering supervision, how to keep records for anti-money laundering supervision, identifying and reporting suspicious activity for anti-money laundering supervision and how to train your employees to comply with money laundering regulations have been added.

  20. The links to the recorded webinars have been updated for: Money Laundering Regulations 2017 — what you need to know from HMRC, Suspicious activity reports to find tips and guidance on improving the quality of your reports, The fit and proper test and approval process, Making a risk assessment for your business, Accountancy service providers, Customer due diligence as an accountancy service provider, Estate agency businesses registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision, Customer due diligence as an estate agency business, Registered high value dealers, Money service businesses, Trust or company service providers, Trust or company service providers registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision, and Letting agency businesses.

  21. A video about about what fees you need to pay for anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  22. A link to a YouTube video about how to pay your annual supervision fee or opt out of anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  23. A link to a YouTube video about when and how to pay for anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  24. The link to watch a recorded webinar about managing money laundering and financing risks to you and your business has been updated.

  25. A link to a recorded webinar about how to register for anti money laundering supervision has been added because the live webinar is no longer available.

  26. A link to a video about how to register for anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  27. Link to register for the next live webinar about how to register for anti-money laundering supervision has been added.

  28. Information about the HMRC help and support email service and a new ‘HMRC community forums’ section has been added.

  29. Recorded webinars about 'Money Laundering Regulations 2017 — what you need to know from HMRC' and 'managing money laundering and terrorist financing risks to you and your business' have been added.

  30. The links to watch recorded webinars have been updated.

  31. A recorded webinar for trust or company service providers has been added.

  32. If you are a trust or company service provider, you can register for a live webinar about the provision of registered office and business address services.

  33. An online guide for estate agency businesses and an online course for money service businesses have been added.

  34. Guidance has been updated with information about registering for the next live webinar about art market participants.

  35. The latest webinar for art market participants has been added.

  36. The online courses for estate agency and money service businesses have been withdrawn.

  37. Link to register for the next live webinar about art market participants – what you need to know from HMRC has been added.

  38. A webinar about making a risk assessment for your business has been added.

  39. The latest webinars for art market participants and letting agency businesses have been added.

  40. A webinar about making risk assessments has been added.

  41. A webinar about the fit and proper test and approval processes has been added.

  42. Estate agency businesses section updated with how to find more information on money laundering regulations your responsibilities, customer due diligence and how to recognise and deal with risks.

  43. The latest webinars for all businesses, accountancy service providers, estate agency businesses, high value dealers, money service businesses and trust or company service providers have been added.

  44. A webinar about the importance of suspicious activity reports you can make to the National Crime Agency has been added.

  45. Webinars about customer due diligence have been added.

  46. The latest webinars for accountancy service providers, estate agency businesses and money service businesses have been added.

  47. A webinar about the new regulations on money laundering which were introduced in June 2017 has been added.

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