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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps Companies House takes to ensure that all legally required Limited Liability Partnership filing information is provided.

All liability partnerships (LLPs) have a legal requirement to file annual accounts and Confirmation Statements with the Registrar each and every year. Failure to do so is a criminal offence and Companies House has a proactive system in place. This includes reminders being issued prior the deadline dates and, if they are not filed, there is a compliance process that reminds them of their obligations and the consequences of failing to file. If it is deemed to be in the public interest Companies House will take prosecution action against the LLP and its designated members.

For all other information legally required to be filed, on receipt of a public complaint, Companies House will consider what action to take. Companies House’s primary aim will be to try to achieve compliance. If the company 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. In the event of a conviction the Court would impose the appropriate penalty.