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Sanctions: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation into breaches of Russian sanctions (a) are open and (b) have been undertaken since February 2022.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
23 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation into breaches of Russian sanctions (a) are open and (b) have been undertaken since February 2022.

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) currently has 318 investigations open regarding potential breaches of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “Russia Regulations”). Since February 2022, OFSI has investigated and cl...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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