A sanctions screening record logs a name check against the UK Sanctions List. That list is made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. OFSI publishes the consolidated list of financial sanctions targets and enforces the asset freezes. anonym.plus removes the customer's name, identifier, and contacts from a copy on your device.
When this applies
A false positive is common, and how a firm cleared it is the lesson. OFSI can impose a monetary penalty under Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017. Since the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 that penalty no longer turns on knowledge or suspicion. So the evidence file stays whole and only a teaching copy is cleaned.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the result in anonym.plus on your device.
- Local OCR reads a scanned alert printout.
- The tool flags the name, identifier, and contacts.
- Keep the list name and match score for the lesson.
- Swap each identifier for a label.
- Save the clean copy locally.
What you need to provide
- The screening result (PDF, DOCX, or scan).
- An operator (Replace keeps the logic readable).
- Optional allow-list for the list source name.
PII & financial identifiers detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | Igor Salko → [SUBJECT] |
| Identifiers | UK_PASSPORT | passport 5012 → [PASSPORT] |
| Financial | IBAN_CODE | GB29 NWBK 6016 → [IBAN] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | salko@example.com → [EMAIL] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | DOB 1975 → [DOB] |
| Location | LOCATION | Riga, LV → [LOCATION] |
Compliance achieved
- The list is made under SAMLA 2018; OFSI publishes the consolidated list of financial sanctions targets.
- Screening evidence answers OFSI's penalty power in Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.
- The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 made that penalty a strict-liability matter.
- Screening belongs to the controls MLR 2017 reg 19 and FCA SYSC 6.1.1R expect a firm to run.
- Covers 340+ PII types across 48 languages for transliterated names.
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Limitations & cautions
OFSI expects the full screening evidence to be retained and produced on request. Redact only copies meant for training or outside review. A rare name plus a city can still point to one person, so check what remains.
Frequently asked questions
Should I redact the record I keep for OFSI?
No. Keep the full evidence. OFSI's penalty power under Part 8 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 is answered by a complete file, so clean only a copy you circulate.
Does it handle non-Latin or transliterated names?
Yes. The tool covers 48 languages, so a transliterated name is flagged like any other subject term.
Who must report a sanctions match?
Each UK sanctions regulation puts a reporting duty on relevant firms, and the report goes to OFSI as soon as practicable. Redaction never applies to that report.