Question follow-through · 91077

Money Laundering: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide an overview of how the Financial Conduct Authority has spent the £173.5 million fines imposed on firms for breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 since 2017.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
19 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide an overview of how the Financial Conduct Authority has spent the £173.5 million fines imposed on firms for breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 since 2017.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not spend the revenue it collects from fines. The FCA is required to pass revenue from fines it imposes by the FCA to the Treasury. The Treasury must surrender it to the Consolidated Fund and it is then part of t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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