5 Initial identity verification for registrable persons: transitional cases

(1) This regulation applies to a person (“the relevant person”) who is a registrable person in relation to a company (“the relevant company”) at any time on 18th November 2025.

(2) If, immediately before 18th November 2025, the relevant person—

(a) is not a director of the relevant company; or

(b) is—

(i) a director of the relevant company; and

(ii) a registrable person in respect of that company whose required particulars are protected,

the appointed day for the purposes of section 790LN of the 2006 Act (initial identity verification for registrable persons: transitional cases) in respect of the relevant person is the date specified in the second column of the following table which corresponds to the month of that person’s date of birth as specified in the first column of that table—

| Month of date of birth | Appointed day |
| --- | --- |
| January | 1st January 2026 |
| February | 1st February 2026 |
| March | 1st March 2026 |
| April | 1st April 2026 |
| May | 1st May 2026 |
| June | 1st June 2026 |
| July | 1st July 2026 |
| August | 1st August 2026 |
| September | 1st September 2026 |
| October | 1st October 2026 |
| November | 1st November 2026 |
| December | 1st December 2025 |

(3) If, immediately before 18th November 2025, the relevant person is a—

(a) director of the relevant company; and

(b) registrable person in respect of that company whose required particulars are not protected,

the appointed day is the day after the last day of the relevant review period.

(4) In this regulation—

“protected” means not available for public inspection because under regulation 33 of the 2016 Regulations the registrar is required to omit the relevant person’s secured information from the material on the register;

“relevant review period” means the first review period of the relevant company in which the last day of that review period falls in the period of one year beginning with 18th November 2025;

“review period” has the meaning given in section 853A of the 2006 Act (duty to deliver confirmation statements);

“secured information” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2016 Regulations.