Regulatory updates
FRC announces its national audit and assurance firms register
The Council’s announcement introduces its national register and explains the registration checks it expects reporting entities to make when appointing audit and assurance providers. The original notice includes links to the relevant registers.

The update
FRC’s notice introduces a national register for audit and assurance firms. It also sets out the Council’s expectations for reporting entities checking the registration status of providers they intend to appoint.
The original announcement includes links to the relevant registers. Readers can use that source to review the Council’s wording and locate the registration information referenced in the notice.