Regulations Governing the Use of the Description of Chartered Accountants and ICAEW General Affiliates

Regulations updated 1 June 2023

The regulations have been updated due to changes to ICAEW's disciplinary framework. The amendments are consequential changes only. (For example, some committee names and references to specific Disciplinary Bye-laws have been updated.)

• Regulations Governing the Use of the Description of Chartered Accountants and ICAEW General Affiliates (effective from 1 June 2023).

Regulations Governing the Use of the Description of Chartered Accountants and ICAEW General Affiliates Archive

• Regulations Governing the Use of the Description of Chartered Accountants and ICAEW General Affiliates (effective from 19 June 2017 to 31 May 2023)
• Schedule of changes – a list of changes to the Regulations Governing the Use of the Description of Chartered Accountants and ICAEW General Affiliates

Other resources

• Use of description ‘chartered accountant’ helpsheet
• Use of the ‘Chartered Accountants’ description - a useful guide to determine if your firm can use the description ‘Chartered Accountants’
• Temporary compliance issues and regulatory dispensations