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<p>Central registers of beneficial ownership information or similarly effective arrangements
are in place in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Gibraltar.</p><p>Under
bilateral arrangements concluded in 2016 with Overseas Territories with financial
centres, UK law enforcement authorities have the automatic right of access to beneficial
ownership information held on companies incorporated in those Territories within 24
hours or one hour in urgent cases.</p><p>Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands
have not yet established a central register or similarly effective arrangement. We
continue to monitor progress and to offer support to both these Territories.</p><p>Montserrat
has committed to establish a public central register and is expected to introduce
new legislation to implement its central register shortly.</p>
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