What are the UK sector level vulnerabilities to international illicit finance? Where do overseas corrupt actors, including corrupt elites and kleptocrats, move and store their wealth in the UK?

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A better understanding of the different vulnerabilities would support policy development and
operational activity to be focused on the areas that pose the greatest risk. This would be valuable both at a strategic level and when considering activity within different sectors of the economy.

The ARIs in this question group focus on the areas where further information would be particularly valuable to build on our existing understanding of the vulnerabilities in the UK. The key question relevant across all crime types here would be what the key vulnerabilities are that can be exploited by criminals engaging in economic crime.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Economic Crime Areas of Research Interest ARI report July 2025 1

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