The British authorities have announced that, as of 28 January 2026, a single sanctions list for all UK sanctions designations will be provided – the UK Sanctions List (UKSL).
The Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (formerly the Bank of England List), which is available in Compliance Screening under the ID “BOE”, will be discontinued by the authorities on January 27, 2026.
The UKSL was introduced as a result of Brexit and includes i.a. all entries from the BOE list.
Further information from the authorities can be found at: Moving to a single list for UK sanctions designations, 28 January 2026
What does this mean for you?
- If you have only licensed the Bank of England list for use in AEB Compliance Screening, a switch to the UK Sanctions List is required. Effective 28 January 2026, AEB will automatically provide the UKSL content under the list ID “BOE” and the name “UK Sanctions List (formerly containing HM Treasury Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions (BOE))” to facilitate the transition. This ensures usage of the correct legal content without needing to manually adjust your licensed lists or Compliance profiles.
- If you have licensed both the UKSL and the BOE list, we recommend to use only the UKSL moving forward. Please replace the BOE list with the UKSL in your compliance profiles. You can find instructions on how to proceed in the article: Basic Settings of a Compliance Screening Profile
- If you use Dow Jones content in AEB Compliance Screening, please make sure to select the correct UK lists when filtering content. Filters for Dow Jones content can be defined in the import batch (only for on-premises customers) as well as in the Dow Jones list itself (relevant for all customers).
- Please note that this change in content can lead to Good Guy alarms.