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England and Wales commercial and regulatory procedures

When must a company report PSC information to Companies House?

Fourteen days beginning with the specified statutory event for applicable notices. Give the correct statutory notice to the registrar. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

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Period
Fourteen days beginning with the specified statutory event for applicable notices
Trigger
The relevant knowledge, confirmation or change event
Rule
Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD
Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD. The retained source governs give the correct statutory notice to the registrar. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

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Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements. Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives. The actual the relevant knowledge, confirmation or change event and required completion must be established before using a final date.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

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When must a company report PSC information to Companies House?

Fourteen days beginning with the specified statutory event for applicable notices. Give the correct statutory notice to the registrar. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

Responsible actor. Company subject to the current PSC reporting regime.

The relevant knowledge, confirmation or change event.

Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

How does this provision count time?

  1. Give the correct statutory notice to the registrar.
  2. Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives.
  3. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives.

Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements. Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives. The actual the relevant knowledge, confirmation or change event and required completion must be established before using a final date.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The company subject to the current PSC reporting regime has established the applicable procedure and the relevant knowledge, confirmation or change event. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements. Give the correct statutory notice to the registrar. Fourteen days beginning with the specified statutory event for applicable notices. No computed final date is supplied.

A proposed completion raises a nonbusiness-day or time-boundary question for give the correct statutory notice to the registrar. Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives. Resolve this boundary under the identified provision and actual completion route. Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives.

The company knows someone became registrable but has not confirmed all particulars. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements. Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements. No automatic final date follows from this scenario.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Applicable procedure and actual event
Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.
Counting and completion boundary
Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives.
Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD
  • Distinguish confirmed new particulars under section 790LA, unconfirmed knowledge under 790LC and confirmed changes under 790LD. Identity-verification statements have separate requirements.
  • Company subject to the current PSC reporting regime. The relevant knowledge, confirmation or change event. Give the correct statutory notice to the registrar. Use the beginning-with wording of the applicable notice. Do not assume every PSC filing starts when an informal message arrives.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When must a company report PSC information to Companies House?

Can unconfirmed information require a notice?

Yes. Section 790LC addresses knowledge or cause to believe without the specified confirmation.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Which section addresses confirmed changes?

Section 790LD requires confirmation of the change, its particulars and its date.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Does each notice use the same trigger?

No. The statutory knowledge and confirmation events differ.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Must every PSC verification statement accompany the first notice?

Section 790LB provides options and points to the separate subsequent verification requirements.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Is the company maintaining its former local PSC register enough?

Follow the current registrar-notification regime and its commencement provisions.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

What should the company record?

The knowledge date, confirmation evidence, actual change date and registrar delivery receipt.

Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LD

Official sources and review

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ProvisionPurpose
Companies Act 2006, sections 790LA–790LDCheck the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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