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Legislation introduced to automatically quash convictions relating to the Horizon scandal to be extended to Northern Ireland.

• Updated: 22 April 2024

Today the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published its new Social Impact and Communities Strategy.

• Updated: 5 April 2024

The government responds to claims from former Post Office Chair Henry Staunton on the governance of Post Office Limited.

• Updated: 29 February 2024

The CMA has appointed Jessica Radke to the new post of Deputy General Counsel.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

The CMA has confirmed Naomi Burgoyne as Senior Director for Mergers and Dan Turnbull as Senior Director for Markets

• Updated: 15 December 2023

Joel Bamford to join the CMA as Executive Director, Mergers.

• Updated: 28 November 2023

Letter from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to the CEO of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) providing an update on the FRC’s remit.

• Updated: 22 November 2023

Companies House Chief Executive Louise Smyth will serve a second term as president of the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF).

• Updated: 20 October 2023

A new consultation, launched today, will advise unions on reasonable steps they should take to ensure minimum service levels are achieved during strike action.

• Updated: 25 August 2023

This joining is part of the NDA group’s wider programme of change.

• Updated: 3 April 2023

From 1 April 2023, the way obliged entities can report a material discrepancy has changed.

• Updated: 1 April 2023

The government has launched a review of the whistleblowing framework

• Updated: 27 March 2023

Oxfordshire water contamination "reckless failure" - judge

• Updated: 28 February 2023

FTSE 350 companies have met target of 40% Women on Boards three years ahead of 2025 deadline.

• Updated: 28 February 2023

Peter Judge MBE and David Lyall have been reappointed to the Board of the Marine Management Organisation

• Updated: 22 November 2022

Cellnex must sell over 1,000 telecoms tower sites to address competition concerns over its purchase of CK Hutchison’s UK towers.

• Updated: 3 March 2022

UK now second in international rankings for women’s representation on boards at FTSE 100 level, with nearly 40% of positions now held by women, compared with 12.5% 10 years ago.

• Updated: 22 February 2022

Four non-executive directors have been appointed to the Financial Reporting Council Board, with new Chair Sir Jan du Plessis also confirmed.

• Updated: 8 February 2022

The government has announced that former BT Chair Jan Du Plessis is its preferred candidate to become the new Chair of the Financial Reporting Council.

• Updated: 22 December 2021

The government is launching a consultation on wide-ranging reforms to modernise the country’s audit and corporate governance regime

• Updated: 18 March 2021