Companies: Registration
Commons · Question 49829 · Tabled 1 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Tracy Gilbert
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
Answered by Justin Madders, 12 May 2025
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...