The plan aims to close legal loopholes and strengthen the country’s defenses against illicit finance. Lawyers, accountants, bankers and trust and company service providers are explicitly named as priority targets for disruption and enforcement. A key element of the plan is reforming how professional-services firms are regulated for anti–money-laundering. The document aims to go after practices such as creating opaque company structures, providing specialized legal or financial services to conceal assets, and knowingly facilitating corrupt transactions. Theoutlines more than 120 commitments across government and includes 15 million pounds (over $20 million) in new funding to expand the City of London Police’’s Domestic Corruption Unit.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-12-10; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-outlines-tougher-anti-corruption-measures-focused-on-professional-enablers