Terms and conditions in respect of work carried out on behalf of:
These terms and conditions should be read alongside the privacy notice.
1 Introduction
1.1 These terms and conditions set out the general terms under which we undertake our business.
The specific conditions relating to particular assignments will be covered in separate letters of
engagement.
2 Client identification and verification
2.1 As with other professional services firms, we are required to identify and verify our clients for
the purposes of the UK anti-money laundering legislation. Save for exception circumstances,
we cannot start work until this requirement has been met. We may request from you, and
retain, such information and documentation as we require for these purposes and/or make
searches of appropriate databases including ID verification software. The searches we perform
will leave a footprint on the individual’s credit file as an ‘identity search’ showing that an AML
search has taken place.
2.2 If we are not able to obtain satisfactory evidence of your identity and where applicable that of
the beneficial owners, we will not be able to proceed with the engagement.
2.3 You acknowledge that we are required to report directly to National Crime Agency without prior
reference to you or your representatives if during the course of undertaking any assignment the
person undertaking the role of Money Laundering Reporting Officer becomes suspicious of
money laundering.
2.4 Copies of such records created as part of the client due diligence process, including any nonengagement documents relating to the client relationship and ongoing monitoring of it, will be
retained by us for a period of five years after we cease to act for the business unless we are
required to retain them under statutory obligation, or to retain them for legal proceedings, or you
consented to the retention in which case the records will be retained for not more than ten
years.
2.5 If you are undertaking business that requires you to be supervised by an appropriate
supervisory authority to follow anti-money laundering regulations, including if you accept or
make high value cash payments of €10,000 or more (or equivalent in any currency) in
exchange for goods, you must inform us.
3 Ethical guidelines
3.1 We are bound by the ethical guidelines of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(ACCA) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and accept
instructions to act for you on the basis that we will act in accordance with those ethical
guidelines. A copy of these guidelines can be viewed at our offices on request.
