Business and Enterprise - Thirteenth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 November 2008.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

The role of Companies House
Data handled

Finances

Performance against targets

Electronic delivery of services

2 The Companies House Information Processing System (CHIPS)

Companies Act 2006

3 Status of Information filed at Companies House

Register of Company Directors
Disqualified directors

More stringent checks on directors?

Company accounts

4 Identity fraud and 'company hijack'

What information should be publicly available?

Protecting information

Compulsory electronic filing?

5 Companies House and the market

Incorporation

6 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
26 March 2008
Written Evidence

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Prepared 21 November 2008