Sanctions screening redaction is the removal of personal data from a compliance record. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA 2018) gives ministers the power to make sanctions regulations, and the specific regime a screening hit falls under — for example the Russia sanctions regime — typically carries its own duty for a relevant firm to report a match or a frozen asset to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). anonym.plus strips customer names and account IDs on your device.
When this applies
A monitoring tool flags a possible match against the OFSI consolidated list. To share the case for review or training, you clear the customer data but keep the decision and the basis for it.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open the screening record in anonym.plus on your device.
- The tool flags customer name, account, and contacts.
- The match decision and basis stay untouched.
- Swap each confirmed item for a steady label.
- Save the clean record on your device.
What you need to provide
- The record (PDF, CSV, or compliance export).
- An operator (Mask keeps part of an account visible).
- Optional label map to keep one customer steady.
PII entity types detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | screened customer → [CUSTOMER] |
| Financial | UK_BANK_NUMBER | 20-00-00 44718820 → [ACCOUNT] |
| Identifiers | UK_NINO | QQ 12 34 56 C → [NINO] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | screened 02 Feb → [DATE] |
| Location | LOCATION | country → [LOCATION] |
| Financial | IBAN_CODE | wire IBAN → [IBAN] |
Compliance achieved
- Supports controlled handling under SAMLA 2018 and the specific sanctions regime OFSI administers for the hit.
- For a Russia-related hit, that regime is typically the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which carries its own reporting duty.
- Local work keeps the case data off any cloud service.
- On-device AES-256-GCM guards the working files.
- Masks part of an account number when full removal is not needed.
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Limitations & cautions
The report a firm actually sends OFSI needs full identifiers in the clear, since the regime's own reporting duty depends on them. This suits internal review copies, not the report to OFSI. Confirm the use case before you redact such a file.
Frequently asked questions
Can I redact the report sent to OFSI?
No. The regime that applies to the hit — made under the SAMLA 2018 power to impose sanctions — typically has its own reporting duty that needs full identifiers. This suits internal review or training copies, not the regulatory report itself.
Will the match decision survive?
Yes. The match basis and decision stay. Only personal data such as customer name and account changes.
Can I keep part of an account number?
Yes. The Mask operator hides most digits and leaves a few, so reviewers can match records without the full number.