%0 Journal Article %T An Anti %A Jonathan Bainbridge %A Sue Turner %J The Journal of Criminal Law %@ 1740-5580 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0022018318773205 %X The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (¡®MLR 2017¡¯) came into force on 26 June 2017, further increasing anti-money laundering (AML) compliance obligations imposed upon financial institutions and others in the UK. Against this backdrop, this article will identify a growing trend of AML policy-making affecting the private sector; explore the correlation of legislative and regulatory measures taken in the UK with those in Europe and globally; and ask whether the measures represent a proportionate and effective response to the perceived threat of money laundering and terrorist financing to national security %K Anti-money laundering %K timeline %K regulation %K proportionality %K effectiveness %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022018318773205