Companies House is working increasingly closely with law enforcement to understand filing patterns. While I cannot comment on the detail of that, I am confident it will, over time, significantly improve the ability to identify and combat attempts systematically to abuse the company register.<\/p>
Where Chinese nationals, or others, have registered companies using addresses which they have no authority to use, the Registrar has a suite of powers - recently strengthened by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - which allow the misappropriated address to be replaced with a default address. Where companies persistently fail to provide an appropriate address, the Registrar has the power to strike them off the register altogether.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4949", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Johnson of Lainston"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Johnson of Lainston"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-14T14:40:57.203Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "214"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Companies: Registration"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether criminals in China are setting up companies by fraudulently registering addresses in the UK through Companies House in order to bypass Chinese restrictions on cryptocurrency trading.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1387", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Mann"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Mann"} ], "uin" : "HL4165"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713729", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713729/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Companies House does not have a means of accurately measuring the volume of companies used for illegitimate purposes or an approved statistical method to estimate it. However, Companies House does act on reports of unexpected activity that may indicate that an incorporated entity is being used illegitimately.<\/p>
<\/p>
Following the commencement of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 on 4 March Companies House has begun to act proactively cleanse the Register of Companies of disputed information. It has also been empowered to proactively share information with law enforcement partners where potentially illegitimate activity is identified.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4931", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Offord of Garvel"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-08T16:19:53.247Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "214"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Companies: Registration"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many fake companies were registered in each of the last 12 months for which there are records, unbeknownst to the householder at the address used.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1387", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Mann"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Mann"} ], "uin" : "HL4079"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713730", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business and Trade"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1713730/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
If a person finds that their address has been used by a company without their authorisation, they should contact Companies House providing details of the address and supporting evidence. There is no charge for applying to the Registrar of Companies to remove a person\u2019s address from the register if it has been used without consent. Companies House does not offer a fast-track process.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4931", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Offord of Garvel"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-09T16:48:12.223Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "214"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Companies: Registration"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what free and fast track process is available for a householder to remove their address from the register at Companies House when that address has been used fraudulently by a company.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1387", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Mann"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Mann"} ], "uin" : "HL4080"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1688050", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1688050/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In response to the request from the Home Secretary for all agencies and public bodies that are sponsored by the Home Office, including the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), to adopt and publish a statement adopting the IHRA\u2019s definition of antisemitism, the MAC included a wider policy statement on discrimination in its 2023 Annual Governance Report: Migration Advisory Committee: annual report, 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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Grant-in-Aid (GiA) <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Counties<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Previous Financial<\/strong> Year 2022/23 (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Programme 2023/24 \u2013 2026/27<\/strong> (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cross county<\/strong> boundaries<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3.7<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23.4<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 15.5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 59.7<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicestershire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1.3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7.8<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottinghamshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11.1<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 53.1<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 0.2<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2.0<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lincolnshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3.7<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9.6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 35.5<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 155.6<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what funds are available for environment agency flood alleviation projects in each county in the East Midlands.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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