From 10 October 2015, there is a new procedure for notifying Companies House that a company has appointed a new director or secretary.  The Companies House appointment forms have changed and no longer include a statement of consent to act which the appointee must sign or authenticate.  Instead the company itself must confirm that an appointee has consented to act. For good order, companies should therefore ensure that they get that consent and that they have evidence of it. This could, for example, take the form of a simple consent letter or a countersigned letter of appointment.

Companies House is, from the same date, suppressing the day of the date of a director's birth from the public register, so only the month and year are publicly visible for new appointments. However, companies must continue to file full date of birth information.

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2015, regulation 4

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