Hi everyone, it was nice to see so many faces at the meeting (and I apologise if I have passed my cold onto anyone!!). I concur with Chris Green and agree that the AML session was very interesting and informative. However, I was left a bit perplexed after the meeting after being informed that we should be submitting a SAR every time a VAT return is late. So, I decided to contact Ray Cross (ICB compliance director) on Friday for further clarification. I have just received a phone call from Stuart Morris to say that they have done a lot of investigation work over the weekend and have found out that the late submission of VAT returns is actually a civil offense, NOT a criminal offence therefore a SAR is not required. Just thought I would share this information so that SARs are not being submitted unnecessarily.
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