Seuls l'UKFIU ou un agent de police peuvent autoriser une transaction ou une opération susceptible de constituer du blanchiment d'argent ou une infraction pénale, et en obtenant l'autorisation de l'UKFIU, l'agent rapporteur se prémunit contre des accusations ultérieures de blanchiment d'argent.
Only the UKFIU or a police constable can give consent for this to happen where they are conducting a transaction or an activity which they believe could be money laundering or a criminal offence, and they can afford themselves of the opportunity of a defence in law against them on the money laundering charges if they get consent from the UKFIU.