Policy paper
Government response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme
Outlines the government response to a public consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme to other types of assets.
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This is the government’s response to the consultation on expanding the Dormant Assets Scheme, which ran from 21 February to 16 July 2020.
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After carefully considering all responses, the government intends to legislate to include additional assets across from the insurance and pensions, investment and wealth management, and securities sectors in the Scheme.
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Scheme expansion has the potential to unlock more than £800 million for social and environmental causes.
Published 18 January 2021
Last updated 18 January 2021 + show all updates
Last updated 18 January 2021 + show all updates
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First published.