Survey reveals compliance of company websites

BCS - 27/04/2007

Research reveals that a significant percentage of company websites are not in compliance with some important regulatory demands, subsequently leaving firms at risk of facing cash fines.
In a survey of 106 businesses carried out by ClearPeople 70 were found to be in breach of company law, failing to disclose information such as company number and registered office details, for instance.

In total, only 37 companies polled were in direct compliance with current rules, suggesting that more needs to be done to bring the majority of companies up to speed. It is recommended that companies achieve this by displaying the relevant information on their websites.
‘The majority of companies had neglected to include company registration number while only a few (less than ten) had left out a valid email address or the physical address to the registered office,’ explained Thomas Hageman of ClearPeople to Freelance UK.

‘I would expect the larger listed UK companies to be more compliant and small to mid-sized companies to be, possibly, even less compliant.’

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