Audit bbc

'Need for modernisation'

Mr Kwarteng said: "Restoring business confidence, but also people's confidence in business, is crucial to repairing our economy and building back better from the pandemic.

'Restoring confidence'

The new proposals would require KPMG, Deloitte, PwC and EY to make their audits more rigorous.

How will the new audit rules affect the Big Four?

Under the new rules, large companies would be required to use smaller auditing firms to conduct part of their annual audit, in an attempt to dilute the Big Four's dominance

The new proposals would require KPMG, Deloitte, PwC and EY to make their audits more rigorous

Overview

Proposals to reduce the dominance of the "Big Four" accountancy firms and scrap the industry regulator have been unveiled by the government.

Should the public expect too much from an audit?

An international standards body wants to consult members on the so-called expectation gap - the idea that the public expects too much from an audit

But pensions advisor Pirc will write to the UK's big audit firms warning them to reject the consultation on how far they should go to spot fraud

What does the National Audit Office do?

The National Audit Office also conducts value for money examinations on the use of the licence fee and in relation to the BBC’s commercial activities

A Memorandum of Understanding between the BBC and the National Audit Office has been published, setting out the way in which this process will be implemented

Will a new audit watchdog help UK plc grow?

"By restoring confidence in audit and corporate reporting we will strengthen the foundations of UK plc, so it can drive growth and job creation across the country

" A new watchdog will prevent sudden large-scale collapses like Carillion and BHS, the government says

Are the Big Four underplaying the role of Audit?

,"We do not accept the attempts of auditors - particularly the Big Four and Grant Thornton - to underplay the role or scope of audit, nor to implicitly blame the public for failing to understand the purpose of audit," the report said

What does the BBC Audit Committee do?

It also oversees and directs the work of the BBC’s internal audit function, including an annual work programmes, and reviews the external auditors’ proposed audit scope and strategy

Minutes will be published two weeks after they have been approved, which usually happens at the next committee meeting

Who is the BBC's External Auditor?

The Comptroller and Auditor General is the BBC’s external auditor and is supported in this role by the National Audit Office (NAO) The Comptroller and Auditor General and the NAO are independent of Government

Outline of controversies about the BBC

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In chronological order

The various controversies surrounding or involving the BBC.

British national alternative music radio station

BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC

Specialising primarily in alternative music.In 2002 it was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years.It is available only on digital media:

DAB radio
BBC Sounds
Digital television

And throughout northern and western Europe through the Astra 2B satellite.

International radio division of the BBC

?million people a week.In November 2016

The BBC announced that it would start broadcasting in additional languages including :

Amharic and Igbo

In its biggest expansion since the 1940s.