Question follow-through · 7664
British Overseas Territories: Money Laundering
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure Overseas Territories establish a public register of beneficial ownership under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 7 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure Overseas Territories establish a public register of beneficial ownership under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
This month, as Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), I wrote to OT Governments to set out UK transparency expectations.I noted that full public accessibility remains our expectation. Access filtered to those with 'legitimate interest' should be del...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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