Extract from report stage (Lords) (day 1) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill - Jun 20

The Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade (Lord Johnson of Lainston) (Con):...I hope that noble Lords who joined our session with the registrar and her team a fortnight ago share my conviction that the registrar and her team will rise to these challenges. Those who attended heard how, even before the reforms reach the statute book, Companies House is breaking new ground with HMRC, the National Crime Agency and others to maximise the power of its data to tackle criminality. The amendments we are about to debate get to the core of these changes...

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