▁submitted ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁( there ▁were ▁ 2 4 0 , 5 8 2 ▁reports ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ended ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0   – ▁an ▁increase ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 2 8 , 8 3 4 ▁reports ▁submitted ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁year ). ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁reports ▁are ▁submitted ▁by ▁banks ▁and ▁similar ▁financial ▁institutions ▁( there ▁were ▁ 1 8 6 , 8 9 7 ▁reports ▁from ▁the ▁bank ing ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ended ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Although ▁ 5 , 1 0 8 ▁different ▁organis ations ▁submitted ▁susp icious ▁activity ▁reports ▁to ▁SO CA ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ended ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁just ▁four ▁organis ations ▁submitted ▁approximately ▁half ▁of ▁all ▁reports , ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁reporting ▁organis ations ▁account ed ▁for ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁all ▁reports . ▁ ▁The ▁off ence ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁report ▁a ▁susp icion ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering ▁by ▁another ▁person ▁car ries ▁a ▁maximum ▁penalty ▁of ▁ 5 ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁and / or ▁a ▁fine . ▁ ▁Part ▁ 7 ▁applies ▁throughout ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁person ▁in ▁a ▁company ▁responsible ▁for ▁receiving ▁employees ' ▁reports ▁of ▁their ▁susp ic ions ▁and ▁ens uring ▁that , ▁when ▁appropriate , ▁the ▁information ▁or ▁other ▁matter ▁leading ▁to ▁knowledge ▁or ▁susp icion , ▁or ▁reasonable ▁grounds ▁for ▁knowledge ▁or ▁susp icion , ▁of