Recommendation 17

It is deeply regrettable that it has needed a war for the Government to make progress on long-promised plans to tackle the flows of illicit finance through London and beyond. While sanctions remain in place, freezing the corrupt wealth of President Putin’s supporters, now is the time to take action: to strengthen legislation against enablers; to adequately resource the National Crime Agency and other bodies The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in kraine 27 responsible for bringing criminal cases to trial; and to coordinate strategically with our allies and others, particularly the US, so that those with dirty money no longer have a place to hide it. (Paragraph 40) 28 The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in kraine