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  • Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: outline transition plan for Companies House

    A transition plan outlining our indicative timeline for commencing the key provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023).

    • From: Companies House
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  • Non-financial reporting review: simpler corporate reporting

    Seeking views on raising the employee threshold for medium-sized companies to 500 employees and exempting medium-sized companies from producing a Strategic Report.

    • From: Department for Business and Trade
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance: proposals on reforms

    We’re seeking views on proposals to strengthen the UK’s framework for major companies and the way they are audited.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance

    This white paper sets out proposals to strengthen the UK’s framework for major companies and the way they are audited.

    • From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK G20 Beneficial Ownership implementation plan

    This plan shows how the UK will implement the G20 High Level Principles on Beneficial Ownership Transparency.

    • From: Cabinet Office and 2 others
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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • 2010 to 2015 government policy: company law reform

    The government wants to reduce the number of regulations that hold back businesses while protecting both workers and the public.

    • 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

  • Companies Act 2006: restricting share capital reductions in takeovers - draft statutory instrument

    Draft statutory instrument to prohibit a company from using a 'cancellation' scheme of arrangement to facilitate its takeover or merger.

    • 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

  • 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

  • Company filing requirements

    The government is consulting on proposals to remove duplication, simplify requirements and ease burdens on companies when filing information with Companies House.

    • 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

  • Company and business names: Red Tape Challenge

    Consults on ways to improve the business and company names regulations, reducing their complexity and easing their burden on business.

    • 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

  • Draft Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013

    Revised draft regulations on narrative reporting that are due to come into force on 1 October 2013.

    • 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

  • Simpler financial reporting for micro-entities: implementing the Micros Directive

    Consults on how the UK will implement the European Directive exempting micro-entities from certain financial reporting obligations.

    • 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 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

  • Registration of charges created by companies and limited liability partnerships

    Consults on proposals to revise the current scheme for the registration of company charges under the Companies Act 2006.

    • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government