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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Accountancy: Standards more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 16 September (HL7849), whether (1) the Secretary of State, (2) the UK Endorsement Board, (3) the International Accounting Standards Board, or (4) the auditors and directors for not using the true and fair view override, would be responsible for defects in the UK-adopted international accounting standards. more like this
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-01more like thismore than 2020-10-01
answer text <p>The act of bringing into UK law all existing EU-adopted international accounting standards at the end of the transition period has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Thereafter, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State will be responsible for ensuring that any international accounting standards adopted in the UK after the end of the transition period meet the criteria set out in regulations 7 and 8 of the International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, using the powers granted to the Secretary of State under regulation 6 of those regulations. The UK Accounting Standards Endorsement Board will take on this responsibility once endorsement and adoption functions have been delegated to it under regulation 13 of the International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. However, the Secretary of State will retain the ability to revoke the delegation if it is deemed necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Auditors and directors will remain responsible for ensuring that an individual company’s accounts give a true and fair view of the company’s assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss.</p>
answering member printed Lord Callanan more like this
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less than 2020-10-01T11:36:09.133Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-01T11:36:09.133Z
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label Biography information for Lord Callanan more like this
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label Biography information for Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted more like this