The UK Government has confirmed it will not proceed with the long-anticipated Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill, drawing a line under nearly a decade of debate on the future of audit oversight and corporate accountability.
What should sustainability reporting look like in a post-TCFD world? And how can UK markets stay aligned as global standards rapidly converge?
Across 2025, a steady stream of implementation stories showed XBRL gaining ground as regulators and governments push for more reliable, machine-readable reporting. From Europe to South Asia, the year’s updates point to a clear direction of travel: digital-by-default filing, stronger validation, and wider coverage across sectors.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has released the 2026 UK Taxonomy Suite, marking the latest update in digital reporting infrastructure for the UK and Ireland.
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has released a thematic review offering practical insights for smaller listed companies seeking to strengthen their corporate reporting.
This week the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched a discussion paper outlining proposed technical changes to the UK XBRL Taxonomy Suite. The paper invites input from across the digital reporting ecosystem as the FRC looks to modernise its taxonomy architecture.
This UK’s National Audit Office (NAO), in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), recently published new guidance on how governments can harness financial reporting data for more effective decision making.
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has opened consultation on plans to cut regulatory reporting burdens for banks. Announced on 22 September 2025, the proposals would delete 37 templates inherited from European Union rules, mainly covering financial reporting.
The UK is set to close a major digital gap in financial reporting. From 1 April 2027, all private and public company accounts must be filed via commercial software, under new measures introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.
Auditing in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a watershed moment with the UK Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) release of sign-of-the-times guidance on documenting and deploying AI tools.
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