Abbreviations
In the explanatory notes, the following abbreviations are used:
	ACSP – Authorised Corporate Service Provider
	AML – Anti Money Laundering
	ATCSA – Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
	CCA – Crime and Courts Act 2013
	CFA – Criminal Finances Act 2017
	CFT – Counter Terrorism Financing
	Cifas – National Fraud Database
	CJA – Criminal Justice Act 1987
	CPF – Counter Proliferation Financing
	DAML – Defence Against Money Laundering
	ECCT Act – Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
	ECTE Act – Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
	FATF – Financial Action Task Force
	FCA – Financial Conduct Authority
	FIU – Financial Intelligence Unit
	GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
	HRTC – High-Risk Third Countries
	HMT – HM Treasury
	ICO – Information Commissioners Office
	IO – Information Order
	LPs – Limited partnerships
	LCM – Legislative Consent Motion
	LEA – Local Enforcement Agencies
	LLPs – Limited liability partnerships
	LPs – Limited partnerships
	LSB – Legal Services Board
	MER – FATF’s 2018 Mutual Evaluation Report
	MLR – Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
	NCA – National Crime Agency
	POCA – Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
	PSC – People with Significant Control
	RLE – Relevant Legal Entity
	SAMLA – Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
	SAR – Suspicious Activity Report
	SDT – Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
	SFO – Serious Fraud Office
	SLPs – Scottish limited partnerships
	SMEs – Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
	SRA – Solicitors Regulation Authority
	TACT – Terrorism Act 2000
	TPI – Third Party Intermediary
	UKFIU – United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit