Clients

Q. I have been asked to send/bring in money laundering documentation, what do I need to bring?

A. You need one of the following documents: current passport, photocard driving licence, firearms certificate or EU photocard identity card. If you cannot provide one of these documents you will need to provide alternative proofs of both identity and address. Please telephone us so that we can help you to identify acceptable documents. Please note that photocopies of documents are not acceptable unless they are certified (see answer to next question).

Q. What does a certified copy mean (in relation to money laundering)?

A.  A certified copy means a photocopy which is signed by a third party.  The third party must be a professional person (e.g. lawyer, accountant, post master/sub-master, banker, teacher, minister, doctor, etc. etc.). The third party must have seen the original and must write above their signature that the copy is a true replica of the original and (if applicable) that the photograph bears a true likeness. They must state their capacity, contact details and the date of signature. Here is a link to an Anti-Money Laundering Guidance Note showing more details.

Q. I am not a money launderer - why do I need to provide documentation?

A. Alas, this is a legal requirement with which we must comply. However well we know you, there is no escape from this. Even the Archbishop of Canterbury, should he wish to entrust his temporal wealth to us, would be subject to the same requirement.