News releases

Read the latest news and updates from The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland

Open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt

28 February 2024

On 6 March 2024, Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Spring Budget, the last anticipated fiscal event before a general election later this year. Read more

CGIUKI urges government to complete audit reforms

12 February 2024

On Friday The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland wrote to Kemi Badenoch to remind the government about the need to complete audit reform. Its now over six years since Carillon plc failed (January 2018) and yet the markets are still waiting for key changes that will restore confidence in financial statements. Read more

CGIUKI gives a cautious welcome to new Governance Code

22 January 2024

CGIUKI has welcomed the FRC’s new Corporate Governance Code but cautioned that governance and regulatory reform remains incomplete. Read more

CGIUKI writes to City Minister to urge the government to fix the UK's delisting problem

08 January 2024

On Friday 5th January, Sara Drake, CEO of CGIUKI wrote to Bim Afolami MP, the Treasury Minister, urging him to call an emergency meeting to review the UK's delisting problem. Read more

CGI sounds a note of caution on the Football Governance Bill

09 November 2023

CGI welcomes the plan for a new independent regulator in English football which was announced in the King's Speech but we are concerned that expectations of reform are unrealistically high, and that the Football Governance Bill announced in the King’s Speech on 7th November is promising more than it can possibly deliver. Read more

CGIUKI warns that UK corporate boards need to step up their governance approach to be ready for artificial intelligence

27 October 2023

The Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday of a new AI Safety Institute to explore the risks of AI developments is a very welcome step forward, as is the announced funding for a super computer and quantum computers which will be available to businesses. However, UK corporate boards must get a move on to prepare for the challenges ahead. Read more

The Chartered Governance Institute responds to the government withdrawal of draft new reporting regulations

16 October 2023

The Chartered Governance Institute, UK & Ireland, has responded to the government’s announcement today that it has withdrawn the draft Companies (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid in Parliament on 19 July and were due to be debated in Parliament this month. Read more

The Chartered Governance Institute responds to press comment on the role of the general counsel

03 October 2023

An article in the Financial Times on 10 September reported that a group of lawyers and academics had criticised the Financial Reporting Council’s review of the UK Corporate Governance Code for an “extraordinary omission” by not formalising the role of the general counsel in the Code. Read more

The Chartered Governance Institute calls on the FRC not to buckle under calls to weaken corporate governance provisions

20 September 2023

The Chartered Governance Institute, UK & Ireland, has responded to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consultation on the review of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) to urge it to protect the huge benefits of the strong governance environment in the UK, balancing the desire to improve the Code against the proportionality of any additional reporting. Read more

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland launches a new series of accreditation and training programmes to raise the standard of board performance reviews

19 September 2023

London, 19 September 2023 –The Chartered Governance Institute of the UK and Ireland (CGIUKI) has launched its series of accreditation and training programmes to lift the standard for board performance reviews. Read more

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