Latest news from Companies House A round-up of all our latest news and updates. Contacting Companies House We're receiving high volumes of calls and our contact centre lines are very busy. You might hear an engaged tone when you try to call. If you cannot get through to us on the phone, you can email us on enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk or search for information on gov.uk/companieshouse. Working at Companies House  Our colleagues continue to reflect on why Companies House is their 'employer of choice'. Watch Louise's story to find out how she's achieved workplace health and happiness, while Daisy talks about how our digital apprenticeship scheme gave her the right skills to pursue a career in digital. File your information online Use our online services to make sure your information is processed as quickly as possible. See a full list of Companies House documents you can file online, and visit our YouTube channel to see our how to videos. We've also developed a service to Upload a document to Companies House instead of sending a paper document by post. The National Security and Investment Act The National Security and Investment (NSI) Act will commence on 4 January 2022 and will see the biggest upgrade in investment screening in the UK for 20 years. Businesses and investors are urged to get ready for the changes by reading the published guidance to ensure a smooth transition to the new rules. Businesses can also contact a dedicated hub using the email address investment.screening@beis.gov.uk if they have any queries about the Act. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is consulting on a Statement – known as the NSI Section 3 Statement. The Statement sets out the expected use of government's power to call-in acquisitions where there's a suspected national security risk. The consultation closing date is 11.59pm on Monday 30 August. Access and respond to the consultation. Research at Companies House  We're making changes to our confirmation statement filing service. Join our user research panel to have your say about how we develop this service. New innovation strategy A new innovation strategy sets out plans to cement the UK's position as a world leader in science, research and innovation. Read more about the new plans to put the UK at the front of the global innovation race. Join the Race to Zero Race to Zero is the UN-backed global campaign rallying companies, cities, regions, financial, educational, and healthcare institutions to take rigorous and immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030 and deliver a healthier, fairer zero carbon world in time. Smaller businesses and organisations are invited to visit the UK Business Climate Hub to make a small business-friendly commitment to reaching net-zero emissions, and to find out more about practical steps they can start taking today. Larger businesses and organisations are invited to join through Business ambition for 1.5°C (led by the Science Based Targets initiative in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the We Mean Business coalition). COVID-19 updates Find out how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in your workplace in the latest working safely guidance. COVID-19 support is available to businesses. You may be eligible for loans, tax relief and cash grants, whether your business is open or closed. Use the checker tool to find out what COVID-19 financial support is available for you or see a list of financial support measures for businesses. Update your details We've introduced 2 questions to our subscriber preferences page. Please update your preferences so that we can send you content that's tailored to you. | 
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