House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
UK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2024
08 January 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Proposed by Stephen Doughty Lab Co-op Cardiff South and Penarth
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- The twelfth UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council addressed security, governance, economic diversification, climate change, and illicit finance.
- The minister chaired the council and set out five principles for guiding the UK's relationship with Overseas Territories.
- The minister welcomed commitments to extend access to leadership development programmes and emphasized the implementation of publicly accessible registers for beneficial ownership.
Issue summary
The twelfth UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council addressed security, governance, economic diversification, climate change, and illicit finance.
Action requested
The minister chaired the council, set out five principles for guiding the UK's relationship with OTs, welcomed commitments to extend access to leadership development programmes, and emphasized implementing publicly accessible registers for beneficial ownership, with specific deadlines provided for various territories.
Key facts
- The twelfth UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council was held from 19 – 21 November 2024 in London.
- Five principles were set out to guide the UK’s relationship with OTs.
- Montserrat and Gibraltar have implemented public registers for beneficial ownership, with St Helena committing to do so by April 2025, and other territories committed to having legislation approved by April 2025 and implemented by June 2025 or earlier.