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ARTICLE · 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

Modernising Corporate Reporting: Key Proposals And Next Steps

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Stephen Nash
Stephen Nash
Mark Roe
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Alistair Cree
Alistair Cree
Steven Hacking
Steven Hacking
Sarah E. Turner
Sarah E. Turner

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On 7 September 2026, the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) launched a 12-week consultation on modernising corporate reporting. The consultation is described as a "once-in-a-generation" review and aims to make the UK corporate reporting framework more proportionate, effective and growth-focused, while preserving investor and creditor confidence. Responses are due by 30 November 2026.

The proposals are guided by five principles: clarity of purpose, with annual reports focused primarily on investors and creditors; flexibility and trust, with directors empowered to determine financially material disclosures; simplicity and coherence, by reducing duplication across company law, accounting standards and regulatory rules; proportionality, by aligning requirements with company size, ownership structure and economic impact; and being fit for the future, including digital reporting and emerging technologies.

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