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Forthcoming change: the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and HM Treasury have confirmed the consolidation of UK sanctions designations into a single list from 28 January 2026. From that date, the UK Sanctions List will be the sole source for UK sanctions designations, and the separate Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets will cease to be updated. For more information, see: LNB News 13/10/2025 43.

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The Practice Note: Sanctions regime—Russia provides an introduction to the UK sanctions regime against Russia under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018) and the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855 and highlights additional sources of guidance and information to assist in understanding the regime and the prohibitions created under it.

The Practice Note: Sanctions regime—Belarus provides an introduction to the UK sanctions regime against Belarus under the SAMLA 2018 and the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/600 and highlights additional sources of guidance and information to assist in understanding the regime and the prohibitions created

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