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CQS Core Training: Financial Crime

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Financial crime costs the UK millions every year. Do you know the warning signs?

By completing this course you will have a solid understanding of financial crime in residential conveyancing, including the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and your obligations. You will also be able to identify the warning signs and know what steps to take.

In easy-to-understand 30-minute modules, you’ll cover everything you need to support your CQS accreditation.

What this will cover

This course consists of four modules.

  1. 1. Money Laundering, Due Diligence and Record Keeping
  2. 2. Detecting and Reporting Criminal Acts in Relation to Property Transactions
  3. 3. Common Methods Used to Commit Property Fraud
  4. 4. Protecting Your Practice and Clients from Cybercrime
Learning outcomes

By taking this course, conveyancers will:

  • improve their knowledge and understanding of money laundering regulations and their obligations under them
  • be able to identify warning signs and ‘red flags’ indicating a higher risk of money laundering
  • recognise known methodologies adopted by criminals seeking to launder money or commit fraud through property transactions
  • understand what steps need to be taken or what action is appropriate.
How you will learn

Course format
This interactive online training consists of the following elements.

  • An interactive course presentation, with a variety of quizzes and practice scenarios to test understanding of the material.
  • Online assessment.

Assessment
The assessment consists of 20 multiple choice questions. In order to pass the assessment you must achieve a mark of 80%. The assessment can only be taken a maximum of three times before the course must be taken again.

Length
The course will take approximately 2 hours to complete, excluding assessment.

£35 (ex VAT)

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Format
Online course
Level
Intermediate
Who is it for?
Paralegals
Practice managers
Solicitors
Course length
2 hours
Assessment type
MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).
SRA Competence
A2

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