Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Scottish limited partnerships qualify under the terms of the (a) Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 and (b) Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
As of 26 June 2018, there are 33,141 Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) registered with Companies House. All registered SLPs are eligible under the terms of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017.
The above regulations also require a Scottish Qualifying Partnership (SQP) to register with Companies House and deliver information concerning its People with Significant Control (PSC). An SQP is a general partnership constituted under the law of Scotland that is a qualifying partnership under the Partnership (Accounts) Regulations 2008. As of 26 June 2018, 592 SQPs have delivered PSC information to Companies House.