Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 5666

Small Businesses: Audit

Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

Gareth Bacon

ConservativeOrpington

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department is taking to ensure audit requirements are (a) accessible and (b) affordable for small and mid-sized quoted companies.

Answer

Justin Madders
Audit standards for UK companies are adopted and set by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), with reference to internationally-agreed standards. The law sets other requirements, such as which companies require audit.The Government will publish a draft A...

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