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Written Question
Companies House: Proof of Identity
Wednesday 26th November 2025

Asked by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Independent - Penrith and Solway)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on the rollout of identity verification for Companies House via the Post Office and Authorised Corporate Service Provider routes.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The 12-month transition period commenced on 18 November 2025. More than 1.4 million people have already completed the first phase of identity verification through GOV.UK One Login. 47,867 people started their journey online and selected the Post Office option. Only 40,639 people went on to attend a Post Office to verify their identity.

Approximately 220,000 people have verified their identity though an Authorised Company Service Provider (ACSP). Over 15,000 ACSPs have been registered and a list of 392 consenting ACSPs has been published to support the public in identifying and obtaining ACSP services.

Division Vote (Commons)
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 179
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 320
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 320
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 321
Early Day Motion
Flooded homes in Wigton (4 Signatures)
25 Nov 2025
Tabled by: Markus Campbell-Savours (Independent - Penrith and Solway)
That this House notes with alarm that homes in Burnside, Wigton, flooded last week after heavy rainfall for the first time in living memory; further notes that in August 2022 CCL Secure, part of CCL Industries, which manufactures polymer banknote material for the Bank of England, erected a six-foot fence …
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 99 Noes - 367
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 309
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 311
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Nov 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Markus Campbell-Savours (Ind) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 318