Promised reforms are ‘essential’, says a signed letter co-ordinated by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors.

After the business minister delayed the governance reform bill, Lord Sikka pointed to a ‘steady parade of audit failures’.

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He says the ICAEW’s call to exclude ‘ESG audits’ from the cap will not serve the cause of ‘independent and effective audits’.