Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 49829

Companies: Registration

Tabled: 1 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Tracy Gilbert

LabourEdinburgh North and Leith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of fraudulent companies registered with Companies House.

Answer

Justin Madders
In October 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 was enacted with the primary purpose of bearing down on the fraudulent use of corporate structures in the UK. The process of implementing that legislation is underway but strengthened...

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