Sanctions Screening Log Template
The screening log template - the audit trail an inquiry demands.
How to use
How to use: one row per screen. Retain per the recordkeeping policy (five years for blocked transactions).
The log
Screening log entry
Timestamp: [UTC] · Check ID: [ID] · Agent: [agent_id]
Counterparty: [wallet / name / country]
Match: [none / exact / fuzzy] · Matched entry: [list, entry]
List version: [version] · Result: [clean / blocked / review]
Decision: [proceed / blocked / released-false-positive] · Reviewer: [Name]
Why the structure
Every field answers an inquiry question: what did you check, against which list version, what did it return, and what did you do. The data hygiene checklist covers the retention side.