Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 89410
Directors: Proof of Identity
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jesse Norman
Conservative — Hereford and South Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Companies House undertook an equality impact assessment in relation to its changes to the director ID verification requirements.
Answer
Blair McDougallEquality impacts were considered as part of the Impact Assessment prepared for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which introduced identity verification requirements. It concluded the measures are not expected to have any disproportionate...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 89410) →