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The HMT/UK Sanction List

This article outlines upcoming updates to SILO’s UK sanctions content ahead of the UK’s move to a single sanctions list in Jan 26. It explains how regime entries and identifiers will change, what stays the same, and how this may affect screening results.

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Written by Thomas Gardner
Updated over 2 months ago

Keeping you informed:

The HMT/UK Sanction List

Over the next few weeks, we will be making some changes and wanted to ensure we kept you informed.

As you may be aware, the cross-government review of Sanctions implementation and enforcement of the UK announced earlier this year that the UK will be moving to having a single list for all UK Sanctions designations. Consequently, as of 28 January 2026, the UK Sanctions List will become the only source for UK Sanctions designations after the closure of the OFSI Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets. Further details are available here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/moving-to-a-single-list-for-uk-sanctions-designations-28-january-2026

In order to prepare for this change, in the upcoming weeks, we will be introducing some updates in the sanctions content of the United Kingdom. This may have an effect on the number of matches you receive in your Monitoring if you are screening against UK Sanctions – both the HMT/OFSI List and the UK Sanctions List.

Here is how the changes will be reflected in the database:

  • Currently, there is only one regime name for the UK Sanctions List without an explicit reference to the specific sanctions programme. We will be creating separate sanctions regime entries containing the name of each sanctions programme included in the UK Sanctions List.

  • Existing UK Sanctions List entries will be replaced with the new regime-specific entry, e.g. Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

  • The body name for the UK Sanctions List will not change, it will remain ‘United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’.

  • Currently, the UK Sanctions Unique ID is populated in the Identifiers section and for some profiles – in the regime entry. It will be embedded in the regime entry for all subjects included in the UK Sanctions List.

  • The HMT OFSI entries will not be deleted. They will remain in the database for reference to the sanctions history of the listed subjects.

  • The OFSI Group ID is populated in the Identifiers section and in the regime entry. It will remain unchanged.

  • The measures will remain unchanged. ‘Asset Freeze’, ‘Travel Ban’ and ‘Other’ are the ones that are proactively used in KYC6’s database.

There will be no change in the format in which we deliver this content to our users, and we will send additional communication once the updates are completed, which will be before 28 January 2026.

Thank you for your attention. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions via [email protected]

Thanks
SILO Team

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