The Hon Member raises five points. In relation to the first three, Companies House only holds information for the past 12 months, as detailed in the table below. With respect to her first question the information provided refers to SLPs with partners who have more than a 20% stake, whereas the nature of PSC control is based on partners who have 25% stakes.<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Number of SLPs<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> PSC Statement Type<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Nov 17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Dec 17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Jan 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Feb 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Mar 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Apr 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> May 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Jun<\/strong> 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Jul<\/strong> 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Aug<\/strong> 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Sep<\/strong> 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Oct<\/strong> 18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (a)There is no PSC (partnership)<\/p><\/td> 1183<\/p><\/td> 1234<\/p><\/td> 1309<\/p><\/td> 1361<\/p><\/td> 1412<\/p><\/td> 1451<\/p><\/td> 1531<\/p><\/td> 1593<\/p><\/td> 1631<\/p><\/td> 1661<\/p><\/td> 1663<\/p><\/td> 1678<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (b) The partnership has not yet completed taking reasonable steps to find their PSC<\/p><\/td> 4932<\/p><\/td> 4925<\/p><\/td> 4920<\/p><\/td> 4921<\/p><\/td> 4913<\/p><\/td> 4638<\/p><\/td> 4488<\/p><\/td> 4432<\/p><\/td> 4341<\/p><\/td> 4206<\/p><\/td> 3731<\/p><\/td> 3542<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (c) The partnership has identified a PSC but their required particulars have not all been confirmed<\/p><\/td> 722<\/p><\/td> 725<\/p><\/td> 722<\/p><\/td> 712<\/p><\/td> 686<\/p><\/td> 706<\/p><\/td> 728<\/p><\/td> 667<\/p><\/td> 659<\/p><\/td> 650<\/p><\/td> 645<\/p><\/td> 635<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> In relation to the Hon Member\u2019s fourth point, Companies House is not able to report this information.<\/p> <\/p> In relation to the Hon Member\u2019s fifth point, Companies House do not have figures available for the number of SLPs who have declared a non-registrable PSC. This is an area that Companies House are working closely with civil society groups on to identify possible inaccuracies. Any potential issues that are, or have been, identified or reported to Companies House are followed up to seek clarification and/or to correct filings. Any cases where compliance is not achieved will be considered for possible prosecution action.<\/p> <\/p> There are no SLPs that fall under the Hon Member\u2019s fourth point (point d).<\/p>"}
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