How to win: Board Effectiveness Review

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BACKGROUND The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality. The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work. The FRC's core objectives are to promote high-quality corporate governance and reporting, support effective audit and actuarial work, hold relevant parties to account through proportionate supervision and enforcement, and contribute to well-functioning UK capital markets in the public interest. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS The Board of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is made up of non-executive and executive directors and is collectively responsible for the long-term success of the FRC. All Board Members, including the CEO and Chair, are appointed by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. The Board's role is to provide strategic leadership of the FRC within a framework of prudent and effective

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