Companies: Prosecutions
(asked on 7th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many prosecutions there were for failure to comply with with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and associated legislation and regulation in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (e) 2016-17; and what the outcome of each of those prosecutions was.
The table below shows the number of prosecutions for failure to comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and associated legislation for the periods in question and the outcome of each of those prosecutions.
Number of Prosecutions For UK | ||||
Period | Number of Charges Laid in Court | Convictions | Charges Withdrawn | Adjourned to Later date |
2012-2013 | 5,662 | 2,767 | 1,674 | 716 |
2013-2014 | 5,658 | 2,896 | 1,874 | 594 |
2014-2015 | 6,704 | 3,360 | 2,261 | 761 |
2015-2016 | 6,815 | 3,456 | 2,145 | 1,093 |
2016-2017 | 6,459 | 3,182 | 2,282 | 972 |
Charges that are withdrawn are generally because the company has brought its public record up to date prior to the hearing.