ECSH32601 - Types of intervention: Introduction

Types of intervention: Introduction

There are different types of interventions carried out by operational teams including:

• telephone calls
• desk-based checks including desk-based interventions
• face-to-face visits
• unannounced visits
• visits to HMRC large businesses
• visits to businesses with branches
• visits to money service business (MSB) agents
• periods of intensification or days of action
• visits with other stakeholders
• pre-registration interventions

There may be occasions where your case will involve a combination of these.

Interventions can involve a full or aspect compliance check.

Full compliance checks are where you look at all aspects of the business’s compliance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017). These are carried out by Compliance Investigations.

Aspect compliance checks are where you focus on one or more aspects of the business’s compliance with the MLR 2017, so a full check is not required. These are sometimes referred to as ‘Targeted Interventions’. If you do come across other breaches whilst carrying out the aspect check, these should not be ignored. Depending on the risks identified, you may decide to extend your compliance check, to be completed by yourself as the caseworker, or by referring the case to another team within Economic Crime Supervision (EC-S).

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