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Financial sanctions general guidance · 6. Exceptions and licensing

Definition of ‘prior obligation’

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Definition of ‘prior obligation’

References to “prior obligation” in this guidance relate solely to an obligation to make payment in respect of HM Treasury debt. That obligation must have been entered into with the designated person prior to their designation.
Where a person seeking to use the exception does not have information, after taking the steps referred to in scenario B of the reasonable steps regarding a prior obligation and payment into a specified account section set out below, the obligation to take reasonable steps to satisfy itself the obligation arose prior to the designation of a UN DP, may (subject to any other relevant information available to that person) potentially be discharged if they are able to satisfy themselves that the date of first issuance of the HM Treasury debt predates the date that the UN DP was designated.
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References to “prior obligation” in this guidance relate solely to an obligation to make payment in respect of HM Treasury debt. That obligation must have been entered into with the designated person prior to their designation.

Where a person seeking to use the exception does not have information, after taking the steps referred to in scenario B of the reasonable steps regarding a prior obligation and payment into a specified account section set out below, the obligation to take reasonable steps to satisfy itself the obligation arose prior to the designation of a UN DP, may (subject to any other relevant information available to that person) potentially be discharged if they are able to satisfy themselves that the date of first issuance of the HM Treasury debt predates the date that the UN DP was designated.

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Defines prior obligation for HM Treasury debt and permits discharging verification using the debt's first issuance date.

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Updated to reflect the closure of the OFSI Consolidated List on 28 January 2026. The UK Sanctions List is now the only source for all UK sanctions designations. · 2026-01-28T12:39:26Z

Divest investors definition amended. · 2025-11-18T09:39:36Z

Section 6.21 (HM Treasury debt exception) amended to clarify that the reference in the exception to an obligation owed by HM Treasury to a UN DP should also include an obligation owed by any other person to the UN DP in respect of HM Treasury debt. · 2025-09-22T13:53:24Z

Designated Money Service Businesses added to section 6.6. · 2025-07-24T09:36:55Z

Online form link added for sections 5.1.3, 5.3, 6.12 · 2025-07-18T10:11:47Z

Section 6.21 added · 2025-07-09T17:01:31Z

Addition to General guidance - section 5.12 - Confidential Reporting to OFSI · 2025-06-27T08:25:23Z

Link added for signing up to the new joint UK sanctions email alert service, provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI). · 2025-03-18T15:00:07Z

Section 1.2 table updated to include OTSI. · 2024-12-19T10:56:32Z

Section 6.9 General licences updated · 2024-11-18T13:06:24Z

UK financial sanctions general guidance updated · 2024-11-14T16:53:54Z

Guidance amended to include reference for inclusion of designated persons subject to the reporting requirements in Regulation 38A of the Belarus Regulations and monetary penalties for breaches of reporting obligations. · 2024-05-16T14:30:33Z

A correction has been made in relation to section 4.1 Ownership and control. Specifically, text in the second example has been corrected to reflect the exercise of control between Person A and Person B. · 2024-05-15T09:12:13Z

Definitions for extraordinary situations and extraordinary expenses in OFSI’s approach to licensing grounds section amended. · 2024-05-13T15:07:09Z

First published. · 2024-02-13T00:00:00Z

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