UK Money Laundering Regulations and MLRO Duties Corporate Training
Instructor-led UK AML training for compliance, risk and audit teams preparing for MLRO duties
Build the skills behind compliant money laundering controls. This corporate training program takes your team from the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and the MLRO's personal duties through risk assessment, CDD, transaction monitoring and SAR filing, ending with a full MLRO readiness capstone. Your team learns from practitioners who handle AML controls in production, with labs built around real case patterns.
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How we build a audit-ready MLRO team
The Edstellar AML COMPLIANCE Capability Model
Diagnose AML maturity
Assess your team's current controls, MLRO workflows and skill gaps against MLR 2017 expectations.
Standardize AML workflows
Align risk assessment, CDD and escalation routines so every analyst follows the same defensible process.
Practice in guided labs
Run risk scoring, monitoring queues and SAR drafting in hands-on labs with instructor coaching.
Measure readiness
Test learning with the capstone client file and a board-ready reporting pack reviewed by instructors.
Scale across the firm
Roll the program to more teams and regions with consistent curriculum and reusable templates.
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Program Overview: What is UK Money Laundering Regulations and MLRO Duties?
UK Money Laundering Regulations & MLRO Duties is Edstellar's instructor-led program for MLROs and compliance officers in regulated UK firms. Participants work through the UK AML regime, MLRO duties and personal liability, risk assessment, CDD and EDD, transaction monitoring, SARs and DAML consent, and control frameworks. The focus is the MLRO's seat: what the role demands and how to carry it.
Training is hands-on across 28 hours and seven modules. Teams run CDD and EDD exercises on realistic client profiles, draft SAR narratives, work DAML consent scenarios, and build transaction monitoring rules with instructor coaching at every step. Every exercise is reviewed with direct feedback, so participants learn the judgment calls an MLRO makes under time pressure. The program closes with a six-hour capstone lab: a full MLRO readiness assessment of a simulated firm.
Financial crime controls fail in the details: CDD treated as form-filling, monitoring alerts nobody tunes, SARs filed late and written vaguely. The MLRO carries personal liability for those failures, which concentrates the mind. This program teaches your team to run the AML framework deliberately, from risk assessment to SAR quality and audit-ready records.
The capstone lab puts each participant in the MLRO's chair for a simulated firm with live-looking problems: a high-risk client onboarding, a suspicious transaction pattern, a DAML consent deadline. They assess the control framework, make the calls, draft the SARs, and defend every decision to reviewers who challenge like the FCA would. The artifact is a personal MLRO readiness playbook, judgment-tested before it matters for real.
The program is built around the MLRO's real workload: appointment and board reporting, tipping-off prohibitions, DAML consent and personal liability. Every module includes guided labs: customer risk scoring, beneficial ownership verification, alert investigation and SAR narrative drafting. It closes with a capstone where teams run a full client file and present a board-ready reporting pack. Content adapts to each cohort's role and experience, so every group practices its own workflows.
Delivery is hybrid by default: live virtual instructor-led sessions for theory and screening labs, with onsite workshops available for the capstone and framework reviews. Scheduling flexes around your calendar, and scenarios are tailored to your firm's sector, client base and current controls.
Teams leave with reusable tools: risk scorecards, CDD checklists, SAR narrative templates and a control framework mapped to MLR 2017 requirements.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
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Risk scorecards and CDD checklists
Reusable templates for client risk scoring
- 2
SAR narrative and DAML templates
Narrative structures and DAML request formats
- 3
Monitoring lab scenarios
Simulated alerts and screening queues
- 4
Control framework map
MLR 2017 requirements mapped to owned controls
- 5
Capstone case file
Full client file with board reporting pack
- Instructor-led delivery across virtual, onsite and hybrid
- Guided labs in every module with instructor coaching
- MLRO readiness capstone reviewed with your team
- Flexible scheduling around your calendar
- Lab guides and reusable AML templates included
- Group size and batches set along with you
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UK Money Laundering Regulations and MLRO Duties Course Topics and Program Outline
Seven modules and 28 hours of instructor-led learning: legal foundations, MLRO duties, risk assessment and due diligence, monitoring and screening, SAR filing, control design and a full MLRO readiness capstone.
Built by Edstellar with financial crime compliance practitioners
Built by practitioners who run AML controls and support MLRO reporting in production, shaped around your stack and use cases.
We review your AML controls, MLRO workflows and skill gaps, then tune the 28-hour program to your firm's risk profile.
Your team builds the legal foundations: MLR 2017, POCA 2002, MLRO duties and personal liability, through instructor-led walkthroughs.
Teams run guided labs: risk scoring, CDD and EDD, monitoring queues, screening matches and SAR narratives built from case evidence.
Learners complete a full MLRO capstone: onboard a client, investigate alerts, decide on a SAR and present a board-ready reporting pack.
Every cohort leaves with a working MLRO toolkit: risk scorecards, CDD checklists and SAR templates.
Delivered as
The program runs hybrid by default: live virtual sessions for theory and screening labs, with onsite workshops available for the capstone. Scheduling flexes around your team's calendar.
Map your firm's activities to MLR 2017 regulated-sector triggers and supervisory expectations.
learna)Money Laundering Regulations 2017: scope and regulated sectors
b)POCA 2002 offences, reporting duties and penalties
c)Terrorism Act 2000 obligations
d)Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 reforms
e)FCA expectations and JMLSG guidance in practice
Triage escalation vignettes: file a SAR, seek DAML consent, or clear with documented reasoning.
learna)MLRO appointment, seniority and board reporting lines
b)Tipping-off and prejudicing an investigation
c)SAR decision-making and internal escalation routes
d)DAML consent: when to seek it and how to respond
e)Personal liability: enforcement cases and lessons
Build a customer risk scorecard and run enhanced due diligence on a complex ownership profile.
practicea)Firm-wide and customer money laundering risk assessments
b)CDD: identity verification and beneficial ownership
c)EDD triggers: PEPs, high-risk jurisdictions, complex structures
d)Source of wealth and source of funds verification
e)Ongoing monitoring and periodic refresh cycles
Investigate flagged transaction alerts in a simulated monitoring queue and document each decision.
practicea)Building transaction monitoring scenarios and thresholds
b)Sanctions and PEP screening workflows
c)Red flags: layering, structuring and trade-based anomalies
d)Tuning rules to reduce false positives
e)Alert triage: freeze, escalate, document
Draft a complete SAR narrative and a DAML consent request from raw case evidence.
practicea)The UKFIU SARs portal: what, when and how to file
b)Writing clear, audit-ready SAR narratives
c)Seeking DAML consent and the moratorium period
d)Record-keeping duties under the MLRs
e)Disclosure without tipping off: practical boundaries
Score a sample AML control framework against MLR 2017 requirements and draft a remediation plan.
applya)AML policies, controls and procedures that satisfy the MLRs
b)Governance: the three lines of defence in financial crime
c)Training, competence and the MLRO's team
d)Independent audit and common FCA supervisory findings
e)Remediation planning: closing gaps before the regulator does
Run a full client file from onboarding to SAR decision, then defend the audit trail to the instructor.
applya)Simulated engagement briefing and firm profile
b)Client onboarding: risk-rate, verify, document
c)Alert investigation to SAR or DAML decision
d)Board reporting pack and audit trail
e)Instructor review and remediation recommendations
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
By the end of this program, your team will handle the MLRO's workload: interpret UK AML law, run risk assessments and due diligence, detect suspicious activity and keep controls audit-ready.
Interpret UK AML law
Read the MLR 2017, POCA 2002 and Terrorism Act 2000 as working obligations and map them to your firm's activities.
Execute MLRO duties
Own the MLRO's reporting lines, internal escalation routes and board duties with a clear view of personal liability.
Run risk assessments & CDD
Complete firm-wide and customer risk assessments, verify beneficial ownership and document source of wealth checks.
Monitor and screen
Build monitoring scenarios, screen sanctions and PEP lists, triage alerts and document defensible investigation decisions.
File SARs & seek DAML
Draft audit-ready SAR narratives through the UKFIU portal and manage DAML consent requests and moratorium periods.
Build control frameworks
Design AML policies, controls and governance that satisfy the MLRs and stand up to independent audit.
Pass regulatory audit
Prepare audit-ready evidence, close FCA supervisory gaps and report to the board with confidence.
Teams that Benefit from this UK Money Laundering Regulations and MLRO Duties Group Training
Built for the teams who carry anti-money laundering responsibility: compliance and financial crime staff, risk and audit colleagues, and legal advisors. Content adapts to each cohort's role and experience, so every group practices its own workflows, from CDD checks to MLRO board reporting.
Build a compliance function that satisfies the MLRs
Give your compliance team the legal grounding and practical workflows to own AML controls end to end, from policy drafting to regulatory engagement.
Workflow friction
- Policies that lag behind regulatory reform
- Inconsistent CDD across business lines
- Audit findings that repeat year after year
How the program helps
- Map every MLR 2017 requirement to an owned control
- Draft policies that survive independent audit
- Prepare for FCA supervisory reviews with confidence
Practice use cases
- Policy gap analysis
- Control mapping
- Regulatory engagement
- Training design
Sharpen detection and disclosure practice
Help financial crime teams detect suspicious activity earlier, investigate alerts faster and file SARs that give the UKFIU what it needs.
Workflow friction
- Alert queues nobody can clear
- SARs returned for missing detail
- Tipping-off fears freezing disclosure
How the program helps
- Cut false positives with tuned monitoring rules
- Write SAR narratives that need no rework
- Handle DAML consent without operational delays
Practice use cases
- Alert investigation
- SAR drafting labs
- Sanctions screening
- Typology workshops
Make money laundering risk measurable
Equip risk teams to run firm-wide risk assessments, score customer risk consistently and feed AML risk into enterprise risk reporting.
Workflow friction
- Risk assessments that read as box-ticking
- Customer risk ratings nobody trusts
- AML risk invisible in board reporting
How the program helps
- Build defensible risk assessment methodology
- Score customer risk with consistent criteria
- Report AML risk to senior management clearly
Practice use cases
- Risk assessment builds
- Scorecard design
- Board reporting
Test controls before the regulator does
Give auditors and legal advisors the AML depth to test control design, challenge MLRO reporting and support enforcement responses.
Workflow friction
- Audits that miss control design flaws
- Legal advice without AML context
- Enforcement responses built under pressure
How the program helps
- Audit AML controls against the MLRs directly
- Challenge SAR decision-making with authority
- Support the MLRO in regulatory enquiries
Practice use cases
- Control testing
- Audit planning
- Enforcement support
Cohorts are grouped by experience so new analysts and senior MLRO candidates each get the right depth.
Prerequisites: This program suits compliance, financial crime, risk and audit teams, including current and aspiring MLROs. Some familiarity with financial regulation helps but is not required: legal foundations are taught from first principles. No prior SAR filing experience is needed. Content and lab difficulty adapt to each cohort's tools, sector and experience level.
Compliance Analyst to MLRO
The learning path moves from interpreting UK AML law through MLRO duties and detection practice to control design and audit readiness, with each level adding depth to the same workflows.
One program that grows with compliance careers, from legal foundations to confident MLRO practice.
Mixed cohort, or several teams at once?
We can tailor the training to different teams, roles, and experience levels within the same program.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Virtual, Onsite and Hybrid
Choose how your team takes the 28-hour program: live virtual sessions, onsite workshops, or a hybrid blend of both.
Hybrid Training
Split the 28 hours between live virtual sessions and onsite workshops, so theory and screening labs run online while the capstone and framework reviews happen with your team in the room.
- Mix live virtual and onsite sessions
- Screening labs run online with coaching
- Capstone workshops with your team
- Schedule flexes around your calendar
Onsite Training
Run the full program at your office. Instructors coach every lab in person and tailor scenarios to your firm's client base and risk profile.
- In-room coaching for every lab
- Scenarios tailored to your clients
- Full capstone with your team
- Flexible multi-day scheduling
Live Virtual Training
Deliver all 28 hours through live virtual instructor-led sessions with breakout labs, screen-shared investigation work and the same capstone as onsite cohorts.
- Live instructor-led sessions
- Breakout labs and screen sharing
- Same capstone as onsite cohorts
- No travel needed for teams
Need a training format that works for your team?
Full days, half days across weeks, or split by module. Tell us the delivery window and we schedule the cohort around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Share your team size, preferred delivery mode and dates through the lead form. We respond within one business day with a tailored quote and schedule options.
Yes. A discovery call maps your AML maturity, MLRO setup and training goals so we can tune the 28-hour program to your firm before you commit.
Yes. The full program runs as live virtual instructor-led sessions with breakout labs, or as a hybrid blend with onsite workshops for the capstone.
Yes, onsite delivery is available for teams that want in-room coaching. Scenarios and labs are tailored to your firm's clients and risk profile.
28 hours in total across 7 modules, typically delivered over four days. Scheduling is flexible: consecutive days, weekly blocks or a hybrid split.
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Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
MLRO duties sit on top of general AML and due diligence knowledge. Your team learns the basics, deepens KYC, then takes on UK Money Laundering Regulations and MLRO responsibilities in this course, and finally meets personal accountability under SM&CR.
Why Choose Edstellar as Your UK Money Laundering Regulations and MLRO Duties Corporate Training Provider
Edstellar delivers this program as a corporate training provider built for governance outcomes: instructor-led delivery, labs built on real AML case patterns, and curriculum tuned to your firm's risk profile.
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Tailored
Scenarios and lab exercises are tuned to your sector, client base and current AML control framework.
Proven Methodology
A learn, practice, apply arc moves your team from legal foundations to a full MLRO readiness capstone.
Practice-Based Learning
Guided labs in every module: risk scoring, CDD checks, monitoring queues and SAR drafting with coaching.
Expert Trainers
Instructors are practitioners who run AML controls, file SARs and face regulators in production environments.
Global Scale
Roll the same 28-hour program to multiple cohorts and regions with consistent quality and materials.
Measurable Outcomes
Capstone reviews and lab sign-offs show exactly what each participant can do by the end of the program.
Practice MLRO Decisions Through Risk Assessment, Investigation, and Clear Audit Trails
Edstellar develops UK AML oversight skills through the decisions an MLRO and supporting teams must explain. Participants connect customer risk, due diligence, monitoring, and reporting considerations using simulated files. An end-to-end case tests how evidence informs escalation, SAR and DAML reasoning, and improvements to the surrounding control framework.
- Step 01
Consult
We explore AML responsibilities and experience, identifying gaps in MLRO decision ownership, customer risk assessment, enhanced due diligence, escalation triage, and the documentation of reporting decisions.
- Step 02
Plan
We establish UK AML foundations and MLRO duties, develop risk-based due diligence and monitoring, then connect SAR and DAML scenarios with controls review and a complete client case.
- Step 03
Align
We align UK financial crime governance expertise with current and aspiring MLROs and supporting teams, distinguishing operational investigation from accountable oversight and documented reporting judgments.
- Step 04
Customize
We adapt fictional client files and escalation vignettes to familiar regulated activities, allowing scrutiny of evidence and decision alternatives without affecting customers or submitting external reports.
- Step 05
Execute
Participants assess customer risks, triage escalations, and review a sample AML framework, receiving feedback on reporting rationale, missing evidence, record completeness, and remediation priorities.
- Step 06
Evaluate
We assess the completed client file for proportionate due diligence, supported escalation and reporting decisions, a clear audit trail, and control improvements linked to identified weaknesses.
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