Half-baked audit reforms face delay despite the pressing need to improve regulation of the sector.

The Chartered Governance Institute has today welcomed the Government’s proposals to reform the UK audit market and strengthen the country’s corporate governance regime, but stressed that the proposed legislation around audit has to be evaluated on how well it addresses core concerns on the role of audit, the degree of professional scepticism exercised by auditors and the lack of trust in the ability of auditors outside the Big Four.

In this article we discuss COP26, climate change and the actions and commitments we have made.

Today’s King’s speech has set the legislative priorities for the first parliamentary session of this new Labour Government. As expected, it will be a busy session with 38 bills announced and a focus on delivery and growth.

The Academy Trust Governance Code has now been launched. A brand new, voluntary code for the sector, it aims to support Academy trusts in embedding effective governance practices.

The Chartered Governance Institute of the UK & Ireland has submitted our response to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consultation on the review of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code).

A look ahead to the governance, risk and compliance issues that boards and governance professionals should be aware of now.

The new UK register of overseas entities adds another layer of compliance for corporate entities owning or acquiring UK property.

Many UK organisations’ compliance programmes have been resilient during the pandemic – the best take a values-based approach.