Ministry of Justice

Reference number: 940205

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Introducer appointed representative

Ministry of Justice can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

SME HCI Limited Reference number: 626422 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Ministry of Justice (FRN 940205) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Ministry of Justice.
  • Example: if Ministry of Justice refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Ministry of Justice itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When gov.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3334 0123 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1H 9AJ
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Other names (6)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Secretary of State for Justice Trading name
  • Judicial Appointments Commission Former name
  • Legal Aid Agency Former name
  • Office of the Public Guardian Former name
  • Parole Board Former name
  • Youth Justice Board Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Ministry of Justice’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

30 May 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Judicial Appointments Commission"

FCA register

8 February 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Office of the Public Guardian"

FCA register

6 February 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Legal Aid Agency"

FCA register

1 February 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Parole Board"
  • Changed its registered name from "Youth Justice Board"

FCA register

31 January 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Ministry of Justice"

FCA register

7 January 2022

  • Began trading as "Secretary of State for Justice"

FCA register

2020

3 December 2020

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Ministry of Justice

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ministry of Justice. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
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In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ministry of Justice FCA authorised?
Ministry of Justice (FRN 940205) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Ministry of Justice?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Ministry of Justice (FRN 940205) introduces customers to SME HCI Limited (FRN 626422). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Ministry of Justice. Example: if Ministry of Justice refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Ministry of Justice itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Ministry of Justice’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3334 0123 and the website gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice for Ministry of Justice. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ministry of Justice a scam or clone?
Ministry of Justice is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Ministry of Justice?
Protection works through SME HCI Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ministry of Justice's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Ministry of Justice use any other names?
It trades as Secretary of State for Justice. It has previously used 5 other names, including Judicial Appointments Commission, Legal Aid Agency and Office of the Public Guardian.

Sources and links

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