International Team
The UKFIU International Team services the international obligations of the UKFIU under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Egmont Group requirements. The Team serves as the single point of authorisation for the dissemination of any intelligence directly derived from Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to non-UK jurisdictions.
It is also a single point of contact for UK law enforcement wanting to identify and trace assets abroad and foreign law enforcement wanting to identify/trace assets held in the UK.
Defence against Money Laundering Team
The UKFIU Defence Against Money Laundering team (DAML) services the obligations of the NCA under Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act to assess and action requests for a Defence Against Money Laundering received from the UK’s Regulated Sector including the Banking Industry, Solicitors and Estate Agents. The DAML regime provides law enforcement with a unique opportunity to disrupt the flow of criminal property and take positive action to restrain and seize assets.
Terrorist Finance Team (TFT)
The Terrorist Finance Team (TFT) identifies, analyses and disseminates terrorism-related SARs to the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit and the Counter Terrorism Unit network across the UK. The team focuses solely on CT-related matters and has the only statutory counter terrorism function in the NCA. Working in the team offers a fascinating insight into high-end operational activity and working across a number of risk areas. TFT takes the lead on SARs relating to Kidnap for Ransom (KFR) cases, which can involve high profile situations and require urgent responses from across Whitehall, supporting COBR meetings at ministerial level.
SAR Enquiries and Action Team (SEA)
The SARs Enquiry and Action (SEA) Team offers a fascinating insight into high-end operational activity and working across a number of risk areas and exposure to a wide range of NCA threat areas and priorities. The SEA team on a day to day basis identify SARs for fast track dissemination relating to a range of threats.
Combatting Kleptocracy Cell (CKC)
The CKC was established as part of a coordinated package of measures announced by the Prime Minister in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The CKC is dedicated to targeting corrupt elites and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) through their assets hidden in the UK, targeting their professional enablers and supporting cross-HMG criminal sanctions delivery and enforcement. This is a high-profile unit focusing on combatting a variety of SOC activity across multiple jurisdictions, working with a wide range of international and domestic partners including the UK Intelligence Agencies and cross-Whitehall departments.
