questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 9905 on Foreign Companies: Ownership, how many of those penalties were (a) financial sanctions, (b) disqualification and (c) criminal sanctions.
answerText: Of the 445 penalties issued to overseas entities for failure to register, as of 31 March 2026, all were financial sanctions in the form of civil penalties.Failure to register is a criminal offence under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Ac...
heading: Foreign Companies: Ownership