The Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025

5 Amendments to the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009

(1) The Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 are amended in accordance with this regulation. (2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)— (a) for the definition of “former name” substitute— “former name” means a name— by which an individual was formerly known, and which was contained in a document delivered to the registrar in which the individual’s name was required to be stated; ; (b) for the definition of “name” substitute— “name” means a person's forename and surname, except that in the case of— a peer; or an individual usually known by a title, the title may be stated instead of the person’s forename and surname; . (3) For paragraphs (3) to (5) of regulation 3 (permitted disclosure by the registrar to credit reference agencies) substitute— (3) The registrar may decline to disclose protected information to a credit reference agency where the credit reference agency fails to— (a) deliver to the registrar— (i) such information or evidence in addition to the statement required by paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 (disclosure to a credit reference agency) as the registrar may direct; (ii) the information or evidence referred to in sub-paragraph (i) verified in such manner as the registrar may direct; (iii) any updated statement requested by the registrar under Part 2 of Schedule 2; (b) inform the registrar immediately of any change in respect of any statement delivered to the registrar pursuant to Schedule 2 or information or evidence provided for the purpose of enabling the registrar to determine whether to disclose protected information. . (4) In paragraph (2) of regulation 5 (application under section 243 by an individual)— (a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(vi) omit “or”; (b) after sub-paragraph (a)(vii) insert— (viii) the eligible Scottish partnerships in relation to which the applicant is, was, or proposes to become a registrable person under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/694); (ix) the limited partnerships in relation to which that individual is, was, or proposes to become, a partner; (x) the limited partnerships in relation to which that individual is, was, or proposes to become, a registered officer of a general partner; or (xi) the limited partnerships in relation to which that individual is, was, or proposes to become, the named contact of a corporate managing officer of a general partner; . (5) After regulation 5(6) insert— (7) In this regulation— “the 1907 Act” means the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24 (7 Edw 7)); “corporate managing officer” has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the 1907 Act; “eligible Scottish partnership” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017; “general partner” has the meaning given in section 3 of the 1907 Act (interpretation of terms); “limited partnership” has the meaning given in section 4 of the 1907 Act (definition and constitution of limited partnership); “named contact” has the meaning given in section 8K(5) of the 1907 Act (duty to maintain registered officer and named contacts); “registered officer” has the meaning given in section 8K(4) of the 1907 Act. . (6) Regulation 9 (application under section 1088 to make an address unavailable for public inspection by an individual) is amended as follows— (a) for paragraph (1) substitute— (1) Where an individual's usual residential address is on the register, that individual may make a section 1088 application in respect of that address. (1A) An individual may not make an application under paragraph (1)— (a) in respect of a current address that a company is required to maintain on the register unless the address appears on the register as the current address of that individual, in which case the application may only relate to the address where it appears on the register as such; (b) that would, if registered, require the registrar to make unavailable for public inspection— (i) any part of a copy of an order imposing a charge, instrument, deed or debenture, or (ii) any address, or part thereof, forming part of a description of property or land subject to a charge, released from a charge, or that has ceased to form part of a company’s property or undertaking, in either case, delivered for the purposes of the charge provisions; or (c) where registration of that application would require the registrar to make unavailable for public inspection a company’s name or any part of it. (1B) Where an address in respect of which an individual wishes to make an application under paragraph (1) was the registered office address of a company at the time of its dissolution, an application may not be made in relation to the address where it appears on the register as such until after the expiry of the period of 6 months beginning on the day of that company’s dissolution. (1C) In this regulation, the “charge provisions” means any of the provisions contained in— (a) Part 25 of the Act (company charges); (b) Part 12 of the 1985 Act (registration of charges); (c) Part 13 of the 1986 Order (registration of charges). ; (b) after paragraph (2)(a) insert— (aa) the email address of the applicant; ; (c) for paragraph (2)(f) substitute— (f) where the address to which the application relates is a current address for the applicant that the company is required to maintain on the register, the service address which is to replace the usual residential address where it appears on the register as such; and ; (7) Omit regulation 11A. (8) In regulation 12, before paragraph (1) insert— (A1) For the purposes of regulation 9, the registrar may request further information from the applicant for the purposes of enabling the registrar to locate the applicant’s usual residential address on the register where it appears in any document mentioned in regulation 9(2)(e). (B1) Where the registrar has requested information from the applicant under paragraph (1A), the duties in regulation 13(2) to (4) will not apply to the registrar until the applicant has provided sufficient information to enable the registrar to locate the applicant’s usual residential address. . (9) In regulation 13— (a) for paragraph (3) substitute— (3) Where the specified address is a current address for the applicant that the company is required to maintain on the register, the registrar must make the specified address unavailable for public inspection where it appears on the register as such by replacing it with the service address provided by the applicant. ; (b) omit paragraph (6A). (10) For regulation 17 substitute— Disclosure by the registrar 17 The registrar may disclose a usual residential address which has been made unavailable for public inspection pursuant to an application made under regulation 9 to a person specified in section 1029(2) of the Act (application to the court for restoration to the register) if— (a) that address was the registered office address of a company at the time of its dissolution, and (b) the registrar is satisfied that the address is necessary for the person to make an application under section 1029(1) in respect of that company. .