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A transition plan outlining our indicative timeline for commencing the key provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023).
Background The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023) (‘The…
Seeking views on raising the employee threshold for medium-sized companies to 500 employees and exempting medium-sized companies from producing a Strategic Report.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Foreword Kevin Hollinrake MP – Minister of State Small and medium-sized…
Introduction As part of the non-financial reporting review, the Department…
We’re seeking views on proposals to strengthen the UK’s framework for major companies and the way they are audited.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This white paper sets out proposals to strengthen the UK’s framework for major companies and the way they are audited.
This plan shows how the UK will implement the G20 High Level Principles on Beneficial Ownership Transparency.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The government wants to reduce the number of regulations that hold back businesses while protecting both workers and the public.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Draft statutory instrument to prohibit a company from using a 'cancellation' scheme of arrangement to facilitate its takeover or merger.
This report details the progress made by government up to October 2014 to implement the recommendations of the Kay review.
Seeks views on proposals to change audit exemptions for small companies, and to allow companies to change their accounting framework.
Impact assessment on amendments to regulations to allow more companies to make a commercial decision about whether or not to have a statutory audit.
The government is consulting on proposals to remove duplication, simplify requirements and ease burdens on companies when filing information with Companies House.
Explains why the government is undertaking the measures contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act.
Consults on ways to improve the business and company names regulations, reducing their complexity and easing their burden on business.
Draft regulations laid before Parliament on 24 June 2013, covering the proposed changes to directors' remuneration reporting.
The G8 endorses core principles that are fundamental to the transparency of ownership and control of companies and legal arrangements.
Read the action plan, agreed by G8 leaders at the 2013 summit in Lough Erne, June 17-18.
Revised draft regulations on narrative reporting that are due to come into force on 1 October 2013.
Consults on how the UK will implement the European Directive exempting micro-entities from certain financial reporting obligations.
Explains why the government is undertaking the measures contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
Consults on proposals to revise the current scheme for the registration of company charges under the Companies Act 2006.
First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government
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