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<p>The UK has had a public register of company beneficial ownership since 2016 and
the Government is spearheading an international campaign that seeks to make public
registers the global norm by 2023, working with our international partners.</p><p>The
Crown Dependencies recently committed to implement their own publicly accessible registers
of company beneficial ownership in line with EU norms and Gibraltar has passed legislation
which will allow it to introduce publically accessible registers.</p><p>The other
Overseas Territory (OTs) Governments are working together, and with the UK Government,
to ensure they remain in step with international standards on transparency. The Foreign
and Commonwealth Office is working with the OTs to determine the potential financial
impact of implementing publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership.</p>
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