
Episode 20: Illicit Company Formation: The Public Private Partnership Response
From The UKFIU Podcast by UK Financial Intelligence Unit
December 12, 2024 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode discusses illicit company formation and the response from public and private sectors following legislative changes.
In this episode, panellists discuss the recent work that has been done on illicit company formation activity and transformations to Companies House following legislative changes. These representatives from the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), Companies House, and private sector members of the NECC’s public private partnerships share their perspectives on this work, including its relation to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). Please note the figures provided by Companies House were accurate at the time of recording. TCSP – Trust or Company Service Providers SAR – Suspicious Activity Reports PPP – Public-Private Partnership BAU – Business As Usual For a subtitled version of this episode visit: https://youtu.be/58ClkXN7I60
Topics covered
- illicit company formation
- public private partnership
- Companies House
- legislative changes
- economic crime
- suspicious activity reports
Keywords
- illicit company formation
- Companies House
- National Economic Crime Centre
- suspicious activity reports
- public private partnership
- legislative changes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Economic Crime Centre, Companies House, NECC, Trust or Company Service Providers, Suspicious Activity Reports, Public-Private Partnership, Business As Usual
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