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  • Corporate directors: exceptions to prohibition

    We’re asking for views on potential exceptions to the prohibition of corporate directors.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Company ownership and control: discussion paper on a public central register

    A discussion paper on the guidance and secondary legislation needed for the register of people with significant control over a company.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Kay review of UK equity markets and long-term decision making: implementation progress report

    This report details the progress made by government up to October 2014 to implement the recommendations of the Kay review.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Company Directors Disqualification Act: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill amendments

    Shows how the Company Directors Disqualification Act will be amended to take account of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Audit exemptions and change of accounting framework

    Seeks views on proposals to change audit exemptions for small companies, and to allow companies to change their accounting framework.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Audit exemptions: revised final stage impact assessment

    Impact assessment on amendments to regulations to allow more companies to make a commercial decision about whether or not to have a statutory audit.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • EU Accounting Directive: extractive industries reporting

    Consultation on the options for implementing new reporting requirements on large companies engaged in the extractive industries.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Amending the perpetuities rule and simplifying employee ownership

    The government is seeking evidence and views on how we can further simplify the use of employee ownership.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Company ownership: transparency and trust - impact assessments

    Impact assessments for company ownership and director disqualification proposals.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Company ownership: transparency and trust discussion paper

    Proposals to enhance corporate transparency by improving our ability to understand who really owns and controls UK companies.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Corporate responsibility: call for views

    Provides an opportunity to contribute to a framework of actions to realise the full benefits of corporate responsibility.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Women on boards 2014: third annual review

    Third annual review tracking progress in increasing the number of women on FTSE 350 company boards.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Employee ownership and share buy backs: implementing Nuttall Review recommendations

    Consults on a recommendation to deregulate how companies authorise share buy backs, finance share buy backs, and hold shares 'in treasury'.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013: a guide

    Explains why the government is undertaking the measures contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Draft regulations: The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

    Draft regulations laid before Parliament on 24 June 2013, covering the proposed changes to directors' remuneration reporting.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • G8 action plan principles to prevent the misuse of companies and legal arrangements

    The G8 endorses core principles that are fundamental to the transparency of ownership and control of companies and legal arrangements.

    • From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK action plan to prevent misuse of companies and legal arrangements

    Read the action plan, agreed by G8 leaders at the 2013 summit in Lough Erne, June 17-18.

    • From: HM Treasury and 2 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Directors' pay: revised remuneration reporting regulations

    This consultation sought views on the draft regulations for the content of directors' remuneration reports.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: policy paper

    Explains why the government is undertaking the measures contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Guidance on Green Deal Sanctions and Appeals

    This guidance sets out the circumstances under which sanctions would be imposed under the Green Deal Framework Regulations 2012

    • From: Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government