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British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has set out expected levels of transparency in line with international standards in the EU’s 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive for legitimate interes

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
30 Jan 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has set out expected levels of transparency in line with international standards in the EU’s 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive for legitimate interes

  2. 22 Jan 2025

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  3. 30 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    At the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in November, I confirmed the UK Government's expectation that Overseas Territories implement fully public registers of beneficial ownership. Fully public registers have already been introduced in Montserrat and Gibra...

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