Richard Osborne

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Business Data Group Welcomes Long-Awaited Economic Crime Bill

Press releases: March 1, 2022 BEIS White Paper Presents Government Plans To Tackle Economic Fraud   After a four-year wait, Business Data Group has welcomed the Government’s announcement of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill along with proposed reforms to Companies House. Publication of the Government’s Corporate Transparency and Register Reform White Paper sets out …

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Transparency And Trust: A Conversation Between Business Data Group And Companies House

 25 February, 2022   Transparency And Trust: Business Data Group Interviews Companies House Director Of Policy, Strategy And Planning, Martin Swain   Companies House director of policy, strategy and planning, Martin Swain, has given Richard Osborne, founder of Business Data Group and UKBF (UK Business Forums), an update about how the positive steps that are …

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Webinar Recording – A Conversation With Louise Smyth from Companies House

We were delighted to see so many of you joining the first Business Data Group webinar on Tuesday, 17 November where we ‘sat down’ virtually with Louise Smyth, Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies in England and Wales, at Companies House. Whilst the proposed changes to the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform and the Companies …

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New Measures To Stop UK’s Flow of Dirty Money

New Measures To Stop UK’s Flow of Dirty Money

After months of tireless campaigning for increased integrity at Companies House, Business Data Group welcomes the Government’s response to the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform consultation for combating corporate crime in the UK.   The new proposals will enable Companies House to exert enhanced powers to verify the identification of company directors, as well as …

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