"Our aim is that there won't be a need to fine anyone for not registering. Our clear message is that if you're making genuine efforts to comply with registration you shouldn't have any fear of facing civil penalties. Obviously on the other hand if you've got large organisations who should know better deliberately not registering then in the end we would pursue them, but that is not our agenda at the present time."

"Do not delay registration even if your information is not fully accurate. We urge all organisations to register as soon as possible before the 30th September. We will work with you to resolve any errors in the information you supply. This will not affect your compliance."

"We don't want companies and public sector organisations to submit inaccurate information. The message we're trying to get across is that if you [are] making genuine efforts to work with us to submit accurate information then we won't be pursuing you for civil penalties. We do accept that some companies may inadvertently make mistakes in their submissions and we'll work with them to correct those."

"My message to businesses today is to register now. I understand the original complexity of the scheme may have deterred some organisations and I want to hear suggestions as to how we can make the scheme simpler in the future."