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Anti-money laundering

Reporting discrepancies in the PSC register

This page is part of a series on the most common insights we've found when reviewing firms' compliance with the Anti-money Laundering Regulations.
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A person with significant control (PSC) is someone who owns or controls a company. If firms identify a discrepancy between the information they gather while carrying out their regulatory obligations on their corporate clients and the information their client has provided on the PSC register, they must report that discrepancy to Companies House or HMRC. We find that firms do not have the required policies and procedures in place to record and report any identified discrepancies.

What does your firm need to do?

The firm needs to have policies and procedures in place to record and report any identified discrepancies.

Common discrepancies

  • Name
  • Nature of control
  • Date of birth
  • Nationality
  • Country of residence
  • Correspondence address
  • Notified date

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