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This is an official email from Companies House, sent to all registered email 
addresses. The information in this email is relevant to all companies 
registered in the UK. If you’re a third-party agent who has received this 
email on behalf of a company, pleas…




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This is an official email from Companies House, sent to all registered email 
addresses. The information in this email is relevant to all companies 
registered in the UK. If you’re a third-party agent who has received this 
email on behalf of a company, please forward this message to the company 
director(s) of all companies you work with.

  _____


Identity verification – check you’ve completed all the required steps


Nearly 5 million individuals have verified their identities, helping protect 
businesses and the public from fraud.

As we move through the 12-month transition period, we’re sharing information 
to help you avoid common issues that are delaying the process for some 
individuals.


Check your identity verification status


You can check the identity verification status of your directors and people 
with significant control (PSCs) on the Companies House register 
<https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company> :


1.	Search for your company on the register.
2.	Select the People tab.
3.	Look for the identity verification status next to each director and PSC.

If you’ve completed identity verification, you’ll see a green tick.

If you still need to take action, you’ll see your due from and due by dates.

Remember to check the status of your PSCs as well as your directors.

If you see a green tick for your director and PSC appointments, you do not 
need to do anything else.

  _____


If you’re also a person with significant control (PSC), there’s an extra 
step


One of the most common issues we’re seeing is directors assuming that 
providing their personal code as a director also covers their role as a PSC.

Approximately 20% of companies have a PSC who is overdue with their identity 
verification requirements. Our data shows that many of these individuals 
have already provided their personal code for their role as a director.

If you hold both roles, you’ll need to provide the same personal code twice:


*	once for your role as a director – on your company’s confirmation 
statement
*	separately for your role as a PSC – using the Provide identity 
verification details for a person with significant control service 
<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/provide-psc-verification>

If an agent or accountant has filed your company’s confirmation statement, 
ask them if they have provided the personal codes for your PSCs.

Visit GOV.UK for more information on personal codes: 
gov.uk/guidance/companies-house-personal-codes-for-identity-verification 
<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/companies-house-personal-codes-for-identity-verification>

You can also watch a video about personal codes for Companies House 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9euLaJJRzg> .

  _____


Need help?


Our guidance explains:


*	how identity verification works
*	the different ways to verify your identity
*	how to find and use your Companies House personal code
*	what to do if you’re a director and a PSC
*	support available if you need help completing the process

Read our guidance 
<https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/identity-verification-for-companies-house> 
and get help with identity verification 
<https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/getting-help-with-identity-verification/> 
.

  _____


Why this matters


Identity verification helps protect honest business owners from being 
impersonated by criminals and supports a fairer, more transparent business 
environment.

Please forward this message to any directors or PSCs who may need to check 
their identity verification status.

Identity verification requirements for limited partnerships, corporate 
directors of companies, corporate members of limited liability partnerships 
(LLPs), and officers of corporate PSCs will be introduced at a later date.

  _____


Working in partnership to prevent fraud and financial crime


Companies House is working in partnership with law enforcement and other 
fraud prevention agencies to help us to prevent fraud and financial crime, 
and to protect your identity and other information from being misused.

Only information necessary for these purposes will be shared, and safeguards 
are in place to protect personal data and make sure that it’s processed 
appropriately.

Read our personal information charter 
<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/personal-information-charter> 
for information about how Companies House and third parties use your data 
and how it impacts your business.

  _____


How to stay up to date


Read all the latest updates on our Changes to UK company law website 
<https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk>  and sign up for our regular 
email newsletters 
<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKCH/subscriber/new> .

  _____

You’ve received this email because you provided this registered email 
address to Companies House. You cannot unsubscribe from emails to the 
registered email address as this is a legal requirement under the Companies 
Act 2006. We will only use this email address to communicate about your 
company. The registered email address will not appear on the public 
register.

To change the company’s registered email address, go to: 
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/registered-email-address.

This is a no-reply email. If you need to contact us because you did not 
provide this email address as a registered email address, please email 
enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk <mailto:enquiries%40companieshouse.gov.uk> .






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style=3D"Margin: 0 0 15px 0; padding: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 27px; =
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process</li></ul></td></tr></table><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; =
font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: #0B0C0C;">Read <a =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; color: #1D70B8;" =
href=3D"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/identity-verification-f=
or-companies-house">our guidance</a> and <a style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; color: #1D70B8;" =
href=3D"https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/getting-help-with-i=
dentity-verification/">get help with identity verification</a>.</p><hr =
style=3D"border: 0; height: 1px; background: #B1B4B6; Margin: 30px 0 =
30px 0;"><h2 style=3D"Margin: 0 0 15px 0; padding: 10px 0 0 0; =
font-size: 27px; line-height: 35px; font-weight: bold; color: =
#0B0C0C;">Why this matters</h2><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; =
font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: #0B0C0C;">Identity =
verification helps protect honest business owners from being =
impersonated by criminals and supports a fairer, more transparent =
business environment.</p><div style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0;"><blockquote =
style=3D"Margin: 0; border-left: 10px solid #B1B4B6;padding: 15px 0 =
0.1px 15px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px;"><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 =
20px 0; font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: #0B0C0C;">Please =
forward this message to any directors or PSCs who may need to check =
their identity verification status.</p><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; =
font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: #0B0C0C;">Identity =
verification requirements for limited partnerships, corporate directors =
of companies, corporate members of limited liability partnerships =
(LLPs), and officers of corporate PSCs will be introduced at a later =
date.</p></blockquote></div><hr style=3D"border: 0; height: 1px; =
background: #B1B4B6; Margin: 30px 0 30px 0;"><h2 style=3D"Margin: 0 0 =
15px 0; padding: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 27px; line-height: 35px; =
font-weight: bold; color: #0B0C0C;">Working in partnership to prevent =
fraud and financial crime</h2><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: =
19px; line-height: 25px; color: #0B0C0C;">Companies House is working in =
partnership with law enforcement and other fraud prevention agencies to =
help us to prevent fraud and financial crime, and to protect your =
identity and other information from being misused.</p><p =
style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: =
#0B0C0C;">Only information necessary for these purposes will be shared, =
and safeguards are in place to protect personal data and make sure that =
it=E2=80=99s processed appropriately.</p><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; =
font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: #0B0C0C;"><a =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; color: #1D70B8;" =
href=3D"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about=
/personal-information-charter">Read our personal information charter</a> =
for information about how Companies House and third parties use your =
data and how it impacts your business.</p><hr style=3D"border: 0; =
height: 1px; background: #B1B4B6; Margin: 30px 0 30px 0;"><h2 =
style=3D"Margin: 0 0 15px 0; padding: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 27px; =
line-height: 35px; font-weight: bold; color: #0B0C0C;">How to stay up to =
date</h2><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: 19px; line-height: =
25px; color: #0B0C0C;">Read all the latest updates on our <a =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; color: #1D70B8;" =
href=3D"https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk">Changes to UK =
company law website</a> and sign up for our <a style=3D"word-wrap: =
break-word; color: #1D70B8;" =
href=3D"https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKCH/subscriber/new">regu=
lar email newsletters</a>. </p><hr style=3D"border: 0; height: 1px; =
background: #B1B4B6; Margin: 30px 0 30px 0;"><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 =
20px 0; font-size: 19px; line-height: 25px; color: =
#0B0C0C;">You=E2=80=99ve received this email because you provided this =
registered email address to Companies House. You cannot unsubscribe from =
emails to the registered email address as this is a legal requirement =
under the Companies Act 2006. We will only use this email address to =
communicate about your company. The registered email address will not =
appear on the public register. </p><p style=3D"Margin: 0 0 20px 0; =
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