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The regulators are at it again!
January.2007New legislation took effect from 1 January 2007 stating that companies in the UK must include certain regulatory information on their websites and in their email footers or they will be in breach of the Companies Act and liable to a fine for non-compliance.
The following is the minimum information that must be incorporated into your website:
1. The name, physical address and email address of your company. If the company name differs from a trading name this difference should be explained - e.g. "AB Solutions is the trading name of ABC Enterprises Limited."
2. If a limited company, the company’s place of registration and company number.
3. If the business is a member of a trade or professional association, membership details should be provided.
4. If the business is VAT registered, the VAT number it should be stated - even if the website is not being used for e-commerce transactions
5. The regulations also say that this information should be included in your email signatures.
The regulations say that this information does not need to be included on every page of the website and we would suggest that this should be included on the page that includes your contact details.
