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Sanctions: Russia

Asked by Mark GarnierConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24637

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation into breaches of Russian sanctions (a) are open and (b) have been undertaken since February 2022.

Answered by Emma Reynolds

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) currently has 318 investigations open regarding potential breaches of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “Russia Regulations”).

Since February 2022, OFSI has investigated and closed 388 cases relating to potential breaches of the Russia Regulations.

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