Sanctions designations lists

Last revised: 28 January 2026

Although Government of Jersey does not compile its own list of designated persons, Jersey’s sanction legislation  implements all UK sanctions regimes made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (this includes UN sanctions). All UN and UK asset-freeze designations are effective in Jersey. Any changes to asset-freeze designations made under the UNSC Resolutions and UK Regulations are effective immediately by virtue of the ambulatory provisions in Jersey’s sanctions legislation.

Subjects to sanctions

A designated person is an individual, entity or body, listed under Jersey or the UK legislation as being subject to sanctions.

Financial sanctions also apply to persons that are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a designated person. Those persons or entities may not be designated in their own right, so their name may not appear on the relevant sanctions list. However, those persons or entities are similarly the subject of the financial sanctions.

Sanctions Lists

  • The UK Sanctions List (UKSL) is administered and maintained by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (the FCDO). It lists all designations, made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the SAMLA). Some of these regimes contain sanctions measures (for instance asset-freezes, travel bans, prohibition of port entry, etc.) which apply in respect of designated individuals, entities or specified vessels. When the UK government makes a decision to make, vary or revoke a designation or ship specification, it will update the UK sanctions list in accordance with the publicity provisions in the relevant sanctions regulations.
  • The Russia: list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions is not merged into the UKSL and remains separate. 
  • Jersey’s Proscribed Organizations list is located in Schedule 1 to Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002 and follows UK List of proscribed international terrorist groups maintained in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000. Because proscription involves different restrictions, and because not all proscribed organisations are subject to financial restrictions, the list of proscribed organisations is not included in OFSI’s Consolidated list.
  • All UN asset-freeze designations are publicly available on the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List

For guidance on Beneficial Ownership and control and effective screening against the Sanctions Lists see How to screen customers to prevent sanctions breaches in the Financial Sanctions Practical Guidance.

Use of the search function does not remove relevant financial institutions’ obligation to undertake appropriate due diligence in respect of financial sanctions targets. Reliance on, or use of, the information contained in the search results does not limit any criminal or civil liability for any act.