{"id":7845,"date":"2024-01-25T00:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawbreed.blog\/?p=7845"},"modified":"2024-01-25T00:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:36:34","slug":"first-changes-to-uk-company-law-expected-on-4-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawbreed.blog\/first-changes-to-uk-company-law-expected-on-4-march\/","title":{"rendered":"First changes to UK company law expected on 4 March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Companies House is aiming to introduce the first set of measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019re aiming to introduce the first set of changes brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March. The introduction of these changes needs secondary legislation so this date is still dependent on parliamentary timetables. It will not be earlier than 4 March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<strong>The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act gives Companies House the power to play a more significant role in disrupting economic crime and supporting economic growth. The act received royal assent on 26 October 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What will change<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first set of changes introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">greater powers to query information and request supporting evidence<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">stronger checks on company names<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">new rules for registered office addresses<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">a requirement for all companies to supply a registered email address<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">a requirement for all companies to confirm they\u2019re forming the company for a lawful purpose when they incorporate, and to confirm its intended future activities will be lawful on their confirmation statement<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">the ability to annotate the register when information appears confusing or misleading<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">taking steps to clean up the register, using data matching to identify and remove inaccurate information<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">sharing data with other government departments and law enforcement agencies<br \/>\nOther measures under the act, such as identity verification, will be introduced later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies House is aiming to introduce the first set of measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March 2024. 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