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Crown Dependencies publish commitment on access to beneficial ownership information

The Crown Dependencies have today (13 December 2023) published a joint commitment to increase transparency and access to information held on their registers of beneficial ownership.

The central registers of company beneficial ownership in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man already exchange information with international law enforcement entities and tax authorities around the world. In line with the shared global aim of combating financial crime in all its forms, access to the information will be extended to include:

  • financial services business and certain other businesses in our own jurisdictions (collectively described as obliged entities) who are required to conduct customer due diligence
  • those media and civil society organisations who can demonstrate a legitimate interest in accessing relevant information in order to combat financial crime

The joint commitment follows careful consideration of recent decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.

Read the Government of Jersey’s press release: Crown Dependencies publish commitment to increase accessibility to company beneficial ownership information

Read the full commitment: Joint commitment by Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey: Registers of beneficial ownership of companies