Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 120982

Companies House: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story titled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this secur

Answer

Blair McDougall

The issue affecting Companies House’s Web-filing service did not extend to other services, including the identification verification service for company directors and persons of significant control. It has also written to customers confirming that no data...

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