OFSI sanctions Video Guidance
23/06/2025
Unsure where to start with sanctions compliance? Discover the new ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ video series, launched today by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).
- Six short, engaging videos will provide valuable insight into the essentials of complying with UK financial sanctions.
To watch the whole series of videos, click here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ofsi-video-guidance
- Introduction to OFSI and Financial Sanctions
- The first video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series details the work carried out at OFSI and how financial sanctions generally work.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHQWccZzpYY
- OFSI Guidance
- The second video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series provides an insight into the range of guidance that OFSI produces to help individuals and companies comply with UK financial sanctions.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d0qKol595Y
- Consolidated List
- The third video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series gives an overview of the consolidated list (detailing which individuals are designated under UK sanctions) and how OFSI and FCDO come together when there are new designations, and what firms should do once an individual has been designated.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugvInnH7nl0
- Reporting to OFSI
- The fourth video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series covers what to do if you suspect a financial sanction breach, and explains how to report to OFSI quickly and effectively.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJPbVMyIUw&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk
- General Licences
- The fifth video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series introduces general licences, with an overview of who might use one and how they work.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRm0BdmMwSM
- Specific Licences
- The sixth video in OFSI’s ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’ series explains a specific licence and how to apply for one.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzCB0VElM_c
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