Companies House abandons plan to delete 2.5m public records

Agency came under attack for plans to reduce the time it keeps records of dissolved firms from 20 years to six

Controversial plans to delete more than 2.5m public records have been abandoned by the government’s company registration agency.

Companies House, which maintains a database on every firm incorporated in the UK, listing their accounts and all directors and shareholders, was considering proposals to reduce the amount of time the records of dissolved companies were retained from 20 years to six.

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