tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/policy-papers-and-consultations 2025-03-12T10:00:05+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act-outline-transition-plan-for-companies-house 2025-03-12T10:00:05+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/non-financial-reporting-review-simpler-corporate-reporting 2024-10-14T09:00:02+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/restoring-trust-in-audit-and-corporate-governance-proposals-on-reforms 2022-05-31T00:15:06+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/restoring-trust-in-audit-and-corporate-governance 2021-03-18T00:00:00+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/uk-g20-beneficial-ownership-implementation-plan 2015-11-16T08:00:19+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/2010-to-2015-government-policy-company-law-reform 2015-05-08T13:27:28+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/companies-act-2006-restricting-share-capital-reductions-in-takeovers-draft-statutory-instrument 2015-01-16T12:08:00+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/kay-review-of-uk-equity-markets-and-long-term-decision-making-implementation-progress-report 2014-10-27T11:32:07+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/audit-exemptions-and-change-of-accounting-framework-consultation-and-summary-of-responses 2014-08-29T15:31:55+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/audit-exemptions-revised-final-stage-impact-assessment 2014-08-29T15:28:34+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/company-filing-requirements 2014-06-25T12:56:31+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/enterprise-and-regulatory-reform-act-2013-a-guide 2013-10-17T13:31:53+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/company-and-business-names-red-tape-challenge 2013-10-04T09:30:05+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/draft-regulations-the-large-and-medium-sized-companies-and-groups-accounts-and-reports-amendment-regulations-2013 2013-06-24T17:00:00+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/g8-action-plan-principles-to-prevent-the-misuse-of-companies-and-legal-arrangements 2013-06-18T12:58:00+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/uk-action-plan-to-prevent-misuse-of-companies-and-legal-arrangements 2013-06-18T11:24:00+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/draft-companies-act-2006-strategic-report-and-directors-report-regulations-2013 2013-06-11T17:00:00+01:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/simpler-financial-reporting-for-micro-entities-the-uks-proposal-to-implement-the-micros-directive 2013-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/enterprise-and-regulatory-reform-bill-policy-paper 2013-02-21T17:00:30+00:00

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

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/consultations/registration-of-charges-created-by-companies-and-limited-liability-partnerships 2013-02-05T16:22:26+00:00

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