Yes, Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) did previously issue a notice that they would be operating with a smaller staff during the holidays. But, here it is again:
Financial Sanctions: Christmas and New Year Period
Dear subscriber,
This is a reminder that the Sanctions and Illicit Finance team will be operating with reduced staff during the Christmas and New Year period.
Our helpline will close at 17:00 on 23 December and will re-open on 4 January 2016. Our inbox will be monitored on the following days/times.
Financial Sanctions Inbox
Monitored until 14:00
Not monitored
Monitored 09:00-17:00
Monitored until 14:00
Not monitored
4 January onwards
Monitored
We expect business as usual to resume on Monday 4 January 2016.
We will continue to deal with urgent matters, but encourage you to submit licence requests at the earliest opportunity prior to this period to enable us to prioritise requests effectively.
If you have any questions regarding this email or wish to submit a licence request please contact: financialsanctions@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk.
Best regards,
Financial Sanctions
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