Statutory guidance

People with significant control: company statutory guidance 2026

This draft statutory guidance explains how ‘significant influence or control’ should be interpreted for companies.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Companies House
• Published: 5 January 2026

Documents

Statutory guidance on the meaning of “significant influence or control” over companies in the context of the register of people with significant control (print version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6155-3, E03520743

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Statutory guidance on the meaning of “significant influence or control” over companies in the context of the register of people with significant control (large print version)

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Statutory guidance on the meaning of “significant influence or control” over companies in the context of the register of people with significant control (accessible version)

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Details

This is currently draft guidance. If, after 40 days, neither House has resolved that the guidance should not be approved then it will be issued and published. Until that time the existing people with significant control: company statutory guidance remains in force.

The guidance has been prepared by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) with the help of business, civil society and legal experts.

Published 5 January 2026