Question follow-through · 36606

Companies House: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the total (a) number and (b) value of financial penalties (i) levied and (ii) collected by Companies House since October 2024.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the total (a) number and (b) value of financial penalties (i) levied and (ii) collected by Companies House since October 2024.

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Since October 2024, 234 financial penalties have been issued. These had a total value of £58,500. The volume of penalties issued will rise once initial work to deploy the required systems and processes has been completed.5 financial penalties have been co...

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