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Companies House and Revenue and Customs: ICT

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 73196

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment she has made of the effectiveness of IT systems used by (a) Companies House and (b) HMRC.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

No comparative assessment has been completed of the IT systems. HMRC and Companies House have a joint commitment on sharing data and analytics to tackle corporate fraud relating to accounting and registration services.

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