On 18 October 2017, the "Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill" (the "Bill") was introduced into the House of Lords.  According the Government's press release on the Bill "ensures that when the UK leaves the EU, we can continue to impose, update, and lift sanctions and AML regimes".

A link to the Bill is available here.

A link to the Explanatory Notes on the Bill is available here.

A link to the Government's press release regarding the Bill is available here.

If you would like to track to the progress of the Bill, see here.

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