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Companies House: Cybercrime

Commons · Question 120981 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story entitled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, what steps his Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) not

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 19 Mar 2026

Companies House has written to all companies via the registered email address on a precautionary basis to update them and to advise that they check their registered details and contact Companies House if concerned. This guidance has also been placed on th...