Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 89445

Personal Care Services: Fraud

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 84634 on Personal Care Services: Fraud, on what statutory basis Companies House undertakes enhanced check; and how many fake barber shops have been

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 provided Companies House with enhanced powers to query, reject and share information proactively with law enforcement partners. These powers support the promotion of statutory objectives to ensure tha...
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