Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which UK government agency is responsible for ensuring that Limited Liability Partnership registrations comply with section 18 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009.

Companies House has the initial responsibility for ensuring Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) comply with their responsibilities under section 18 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009. Companies House will consider what action to take on receipt of a public complaint that an LLP has failed to meet its obligations under section 162(6) of the Companies Act 2006, as applied by section 18 of the 2009 Regulations. Companies House's primary aim will be to try to achieve compliance. If the LLP does not comply, the case will be referred to prosecutors and a prosecution will be brought if it is deemed to be in the public interest.