House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 – Failure to Lay a Section 46 Report in respect of the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/843)
30 September 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Proposed by Nigel Adams Con Selby and Ainsty
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Key points
- The required Section 46 report under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 was not laid before Parliament in April 2019 alongside the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations.
- The responsible department has amended its practices to prevent future omissions of statutory reports.
- No specific future action is proposed beyond the corrective measures already taken.
Issue summary
A written Ministerial statement explaining why a required report under Section 46(2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 was not laid before Parliament alongside the correction regulations in April 2019.
Action requested
The responsible department has amended its practices to ensure that all statutory reports are laid before Parliament as required. No specific future action is proposed beyond this corrective measure.
Key facts
- Section 57(3) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 requires a Minister to publish a written statement if any report required by the Act is not laid before Parliament at the relevant time.
- On 11 April 2019, the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office laid before Parliament the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/843).
- Due to an administrative oversight, a report required by section 46(2) was not submitted alongside these regulations.
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