On 13 May 2016, BIS published statutory guidance on the meaning of significant influence or control with respect to companies' PSC registers, along with updated statutory guidance on the meaning of the phrase with respect to LLPs' PSC registers.

The guidance for both companies and LLPs is in substantially the same form as the draft that was published on 27 January 2016, and no significant changes have been made.

The guidance concerning companies' PSC registers can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523120/PSC_statutory_guidance_companies.pdf

The guidance concerning LLPs' PSC registers can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523122/Draft_statutory_guidance_LLPs.pdf

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