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British Overseas Territories: Companies

Commons · Question 10641 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2024

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Asked by Anna Dixon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Section 51 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, what steps his Department has taken to help British Overseas Territories establish a publicl

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Answered by Stephen Doughty, 5 Nov 2024

The FCDO has funded an expert NGO, Open Ownership, to provide technical assistance to Overseas Territory governments to establish publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership (PARBO). The UK Government has also provided legal drafting assistance ...