Course Details

How do you know when you are suspicious?  In this course we cover how to evaluate suspicion and how to report it.  We look at how to train staff to look out for suspicious activity and what their obligations are and the consequences of getting it wrong.


In this course Lucy Brown covers the following key areas:

  • What is suspicion?
  • Red flags
  • How to report suspicion - Internal and External
  • Related offences
  • SAR metrics

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Calathea Solutions Ltd

Lucy Brown

After initially working in a range of bookkeeping and accounting roles, Lucy took up a role in a team administering the £17 billion pension fund of one of the Top 3 UK banks. Later moving on to a project working with an international partner to scope a new pensions administration system. This work drew on expertise in:

• Workflow Management
• Process mapping
• Systems design
• Test design and implementation
• Interpretation of scheme rules and legislation

After a career break, Lucy went into practice as a bookkeeper, growing and developing a successful bookkeeping practice that she then sold. Whilst in practice as a bookkeeper, Lucy developed and implemented policy and processes to ensure that the business was compliant with all legislative requirements, including Anti Money Laundering legislation.

Having successfully sold the business, Lucy worked for one of the supervisory bodies supporting members to meet their legislative obligations and satisfy professional standards. In this role Lucy provided training, worked to raise awareness, and provided advice to a wide variety of members – alongside overseeing the mandatory penalty regime and developing an independent appeals process.

Lucy provides professional advice focusing on the following areas:
AML
Policy Development
Training
Workflow Analysis
Business Processes