Glossary of acronyms used within the Proceeds of Crime pages (and more specifically within the SAR On-Line pages)
- AML
- Anti Money Laundering
- ARA
- Assets Recovery Agency
- ATCS
- The Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001
- BBA
- British Bankers Association
- CPIA
- Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act
- CSV
- Comma Separated Variable
- DPA
- Data Protection Act
- DTOA
- The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986
- DWP
- Department of Work and Pensions
- ECHR
- European Convention of Human Rights
- EGMONT
- An International working group of Financial Intelligence Units from around the world
- ELMER
- The database used by SOCA PoC to hold SAR information
- FATF
- Financial Action Task Force
- FI
- Financial Investigator
- FIU
- Financial Intelligence Unit and Financial Investigation Unit
- FOI
- Freedom of Information Act
- FSA
- Financial Services Authority
- HMG
- Her Majesty's Government
- HMRC
- Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
- IFA
- Independent Financial Adviser
- JMLSG
- Joint Money Laundering Steering Group
- KYC
- Know Your Customer
- LEA
- Law Enforcement Agency
- ML
- Money Laundering
- MLRO
- Money Laundering Reporting Officer (aka Nominated Officer )
- MLRs
- The Money Laundering Regulations 1993 (or 'the Regulations')
- MSB
- Money Service Bureau
- NCIS
- National Criminal Intelligence Service
- NTFIU
- National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit
- POCA
- The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- PTA
- Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989
- SAR
- Suspicious Activity Report
- SOCA
- Serious Organised Crime Agency
- TFT
- Terrorist Finance Team
- URN
- Unique Reference Number
- VAT
- Value Added Tax