Annex B: Words and expressions which, when used in an LLP or business name, could imply a connection with a government department, a devolved administration or a local or specified public authority
Updated 4 March 2024
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1. Accounting Council / Actuarial Council / Audit and Assurance Council / Corporate Reporting Council
To use these expressions or anything similar in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the Financial Reporting Council.
Financial Reporting Council
8th Floor
125 London Wall
London
EC2Y 5AS
2. Agency
You can use this word in your proposed name provided it does not imply a connection with a government department or body, a devolved administration or a local or specified public authority.
3. Assembly
You can use this word in your proposed name provided it does not imply a connection with a government department or body, a devolved administration or a local or specified public authority.
4. Border Agency / Border Force
The use of these expressions in a proposed name could imply a connection with the UK Border Force or UK Visas and Immigration, (both part of the Home Office).
If you proceed with your application, please include a copy of a letter or email of non-objection from the Home Office.
public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Home Office
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
5. Cabinet Office
To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the Cabinet Office.
publiccorrespondence@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
6. Cadw
To use this word in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from Cadw.
Cadw
Welsh Government
Plas Carew
Unit 5/7 Cefn Coed
Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QQ
7. Care Inspectorate Wales / CIW
To use this expression or anything similar (including the abbreviation CIW) in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
Care Inspectorate Wales
Welsh Government Office
Rhydycar Business Park
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1UZ
8. Crime Squad / Criminal Intelligence Service
These expressions are likely to imply a connection with activities carried out by the National Crime Agency (NCA). To support your application, please provide an email or letter of non-objection from the NCA.
communication@nca.x.gsi.gov.uk
National Crime Agency
Units 1-6 Citadel Place
Tinworth Street
London
SE11 5EF
9. Crown Estate
The Crown Estate manages property and land owned by the King on behalf of the UK government. To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from The Crown Estate.
enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk
The Crown Estate
1 St James's Market
London
SW1Y 4AH
10. Employment Medical Advisory Service / EMAS
To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the relevant body.
England, Wales and Scotland
Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
L20 7HS
Northern Ireland
Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
EMAS
83 Ladas Drive
Belfast
BT6 9FR
11. Further Education
To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the relevant body.
England and Wales
FECollege.NAMECHANGES@education.gov.uk
Department for Education
Further Education Group
Sanctuary Buildings
20 Great Smith St.
London
SW1P 3BT
Northern Ireland
Department for Employment and Learning
Head of Higher Education, Finance &
Governance
39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 FD8
Scotland
Scottish Government
Higher Education Governance Team
Atlantic Quay
150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LG
Wales (a Welsh LLP as specified in s.88 Companies Act 2006)
brandingqueries@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Branding Manager
Communications Division
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
CF10 3NQ
Use in business name
If you wish to use this expression in a business name then the relevant contact body will depend on the location of the principal place of business. For example, if this is in Wales you should contact the Welsh Government.
12. Higher Education
To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the relevant body.
England and Wales
FECollege.NAMECHANGES@education.gov.uk
Department for Education
Further Education Group
Sanctuary Buildings
20 Great Smith St.
London
SW1P 3BT
Northern Ireland
Department for Employment and Learning
Head of Higher Education, Finance &
Governance
39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 FD8
Scotland
Scottish Government
Higher Education Governance Team
Atlantic Quay
150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LG
Wales (a Welsh LLP as specified in s.88 Companies Act 2006)
brandingqueries@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Branding Manager
Communications Division
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
CF10 3NQ
Use in business name
If you wish to use this expression in a business name then the relevant contact body will depend on the location of the principal place of business. For example, if this is in Wales you should contact the Welsh Government.
13. HMRC
To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
intellectual.property@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Corporate Communications
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
14. Home Office
If the use of this expression is likely to imply a connection with the Home Office, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from this body:
public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Home Office
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
15. Industrial and Provident Society
Industrial and Provident Societies (now known as Registered Societies in England, Wales and Scotland) are registered and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, or in Northern Ireland by the Department for the Economy.
You cannot use this expression in a LLP or business name. For further information, please contact the relevant body:
England, Wales and Scotland
Financial Conduct Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Northern Ireland
registry.info@economy-ni.gov.uk
Registry of Credit Unions and Industrial & Provident Societies
Department for the Economy
Adelaide House
39-49 Adelaide Street
BELFAST
BT2 8FD
16. Intellectual Property / IPO
This expression and the abbreviation will normally be allowed provided the proposed name does not imply a connection with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
If the proposed name is likely to imply a connection, please provide an email or letter of non-objection from the IPO.
Intellectual Property Office
Patents Legal Section
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
17. Lord Advocate
To use this expression or ‘Advocate General’ in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the Advocate General.
enquiries@advocategeneral.gov.uk
Office of the Advocate General
A5.11
Queen Elizabeth House
Edinburgh
EH8 8FT
18. Notary / Notary public / Notarial
To use this word/expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email confirming you are authorised to use this title from the relevant body:
England & Wales
faculty.office@1thesanctary.com
The Faculty Office
1 The Sanctuary
London
SW1P 3JT
Northern Ireland
Law Society of Northern Ireland
96 Victoria Street
Belfast
BT1 3GN
Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland
Atria One
144 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EX
19. Nuclear Installation
To use this expression or anything similar in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
Office for Nuclear Regulation
Building 4, Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
L20 7HS
20. Office of the Public Guardian
To use this expression or anything similar in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the Office of the Public Guardian.
customerservices@publicguardian.gsi.gov.uk
Office of the Public Guardian
PO Box 16185
Birmingham
B2 2WH
21. Primary Education
You can use this expression in your proposed name provided it doesn’t imply a connection with primary education services provided by a local authority, a government department or a devolved administration.
If it does, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the relevant body.
22. Registered Society
Registered societies are registered and regulated by the FCA. You cannot use this expression in a LLP or business name. For further information, please contact the FCA.
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
23. Revenue and Customs
To use this expression, or anything similar, including ‘Customs and Revenue’, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
intellectual.property@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Corporate Communications
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
24. Scrivener / Scrivener notary
To use this word or expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of authorisation from the Faculty Office.
faculty.office@1thesanctary.com
The Faculty Office
1 The Sanctuary
London
SW1P 3JT
25. SE
To use this expression in this form (upper or lower case) at the start or end of your proposed name, you should be a ‘Societas Europaea’ (European Company) as specified in European Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/200 (October 2001) and European Public Limited Liability Company Regulations 2004 (No. 2326).
26. Secondary Education
You can use this expression in your proposed name provided it does not imply a connection with education services provided by a local authority, a government department or a devolved administration. If the name is likely to imply a connection, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from a relevant body.
27. Select Committee
Select committees are appointed by the UK Parliament to examine the work of government departments and agencies in relation to spending, policies and administration. To use this expression in your proposed name, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the House of Commons.
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Houses of Commons Legal Services
London
SW1A 0AA
28. Serious Organised Crime / SOCA
The use of these expressions in your proposed name are likely to imply a connection with activities carried out by the National Crime Agency (NCA). If you proceed with your application, please provide a letter or email of non-objection from the NCA.
communication@nca.x.gsi.gov.uk
National Crime Agency
Units 1-6 Citadel Place
Tinworth Street
London
SE11 5EF