Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to amend the legislation governing the Mutuals Public Register to enable the publication of its electronic data holdings for public and research use.

The Mutuals Public Register is the official record of mutual societies in the UK and is maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Following an FCA programme of work that concluded in 2021 to digitise paper records, the register is available in electronic format. While some historic records remain in paper form, members of the public can request their digitisation via the FCA website.

The Government is not planning any legislative changes affecting the FCA’s authority in this area.