Event

Tackling dirty money in the UK: One year on

This event hosted by UK think tank RUSI discusses the progress made in tackling financial crime since Labour came to power in July 2024.

We are pleased to invite you to a multi-sector panel discussion to mark one year since the Labour Government came to power in the UK.

With the British Foreign Secretary’s recent announcement that the UK will host an international summit on countering illicit finance in the next few years, we are delighted to invite you to a multi-sector panel discussion looking at the progress that the UK has made in tackling financial crime and illicit finance since Labour came to power in July 2024.

Bringing together perspectives from government, law enforcement, the private sector and civil society, the panel will explore:

· Key achievements in the last 12 months in the fight against dirty money.

· The role of the UK as an international leader in countering illicit finance. · The progress of the implementation of the government’s second economic crime plan the areas of focus for its last year.

· The UK’s preparations for its mutual evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force, with the onsite visit scheduled for summer 2027.

Speakers

 Giles Thomson – Director of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and Economic Crime at HM Treasury

Ben Trim – Head of Group Financial Crime Public Policy, HSBC

Josie Stewart – Associate Fellow and Illicit Finance Programme Director, Joffe Charitable Trust

Rachael Herbert – Director, National Economic Crime Centre 

The discussion will be moderated by Kathryn Westmore – Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Finance and Security.