Louise MacDonald

Louise is responsible for delivering HMRC’s Illicit Finance strategy - targeting and tackling the financial benefits of tax crime in order to disrupt attacks on HMRC. HMRC uses a unique set of powers in concert to achieve maximum impact, taking the profit out of tax crime and returning monies to the UK Exchequer. We use sophisticated intelligence collection and analytical capabilities to understand the threat; use our unique capabilities to make life harder for those abusing the UK’s financial system and maximise recovery of the proceeds of crime at home and overseas. Through our anti-money laundering supervision function, we are building a robust, system-wide response to suspected money laundering and terrorist financing through the sectors that HMRC supervises for compliance with the money laundering regulations. Louise has an extensive background in tackling illicit finances in operational roles, building law enforcement capability in the UK and internationally, and driving improvem