The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced that the four largest audit firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC), have concluded the transition period of operational separation.
Throughout the three-year transitional period, all four firms have made significant improvements to their governance to prioritise the delivery of audit quality. This includes the creation of independent audit boards chaired by Audit Non-Executives, improved transparency on financial transactions between the audit and non-audit business, and greater accountability at firm level for the delivery of operational separation outcomes. The firms have also developed audit specific cultures, with behaviours focussed on challenge, openness and professional scepticism.
All four firms have met the 2024 deadline set by the FRC to implement the principles of operational separation. As set out in the Operational Separation Principles, the FRC will publish an assessment of the firms’ compliance each year, following the transition period.
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