Tuesday 1 March 2022

UK: The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 was introduced in the House of Commons today, receiving its first reading: see here. In broad outline, the Bill provides for the introduction of a register of overseas entities owning land in the United Kingdom; it also makes changes to the way in which unexplained wealth orders operate.

A copy of the Bill, as introduced, is available here (pdf). The Bill is accompanied by explanatory notes (here, pdf), two impact assessments (here and here, pdf) and two memoranda - one concerning human rights (here, pdf), the other concerning delegated powers (here, pdf). 

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