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Audit monitoring insights – ISQM 1 implementation
- 14 Oct 2025
In our latest audit monitoring insights webinar, Neil Lawrinson and Nick Reynolds shared key observations from recent ISQM 1 focused visits. They highlighted examples of good practice, areas where firms have faced challenges, and what effective monitoring and evaluation of systems of quality management looks like in practice.
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- 08 Oct 2025
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ICAEW response to the FRC Discussion Paper on the Future of Audit Supervision
- 06 Oct 2025
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ICAEW welcomes the proposals within the FRC Discussion Paper on the Future of Audit Supervision. In particular, the intention that the revised approach will provide proportionality in audit supervision, as well as consistency across the audit market.
Audit monitoring insights – ISQM1 implementation
- 26 Sep 2025
Access the recording from the third webinar in the 2025 Audit Monitoring Insights series, focusing on ISQM 1. This session explored what good quality management looks like, common areas of concern, and how firms are progressing with risk assessment, monitoring and remediation. We also shared early insights from CPD monitoring of larger firms under the new regulations.
Helen Poole appointed Chair of ICAEW’s Audit Registration Committee
- 08 Sep 2025
The ICAEW Regulatory and Conduct Appointments Committee (RACAC) has announced the appointment of Helen Poole as the new chair of the Audit Registration Committee.
Sole practice auditors – have you appointed an alternate?
- 20 Aug 2025
An important change was made to the UK Audit Regulations on 1 June 2025 (see regulation 2.02A) which requires sole practice auditors to appoint an alternate. If you are a sole practice auditor, you have until 1 December 2025 to appoint your alternate (if you do not have one in place already).
Audit monitoring insights: larger audit firms and complex audits – webinar highlights
- 12 Aug 2025
In the second webinar of our audit monitoring insights series, our Quality Assurance Department explored the challenges and common findings from audit monitoring reviews of larger firms handling more complex audits. The session offered practical insights and regulatory updates to help firms enhance audit quality.
Audit monitoring insights: Smaller audit firms and less complex audits – webinar highlights
- 15 Jul 2025
In the first of our audit monitoring insight series, Nick Reynolds and Neil Lawrinson explored the challenges and insights from audit monitoring visits, with a particular focus on smaller audit firms and less complex audits.
All available issues of Audit News e-newsletters
Audit News
- Listing
- 18 Nov 2025
This listing reflects all articles contained in our regulatory newsletters from the previous year until now
Audit News 75, October 2024
- Newsletter
- 25 Oct 2024
Learn about recent updates to the UK Audit Regulations as some changes could impact on your firm’s eligibility to be audit registered. Act now to ensure compliance. Also find the 2023/2024 Audit Monitoring Report and recording from its accompanying webinar, plus an update on ISQM 1 monitoring.
Audit News: issue 74, June 2023
- Newsletter
- 20 Jun 2023
In this issue, read about changes under the special entrant route for the Audit Qualification, how firms are implementing ISQM 1, and changes to the UK Audit Regulations. We also provide updates from the Professional Standards Department around CPD, the disciplinary process and more.
Audit News: Issue 73
- Newsletter
- 15 Mar 2023
In this issue we highlight concerns from our Quality Assurance Department about audit quality in 2022, key ISQM 1 resources, the latest UK Audit Regulations and changes to the disciplinary framework which will take effect on 1 June.
Audit News: issue 72
- Newsletter
- 10 Nov 2022
Read about PIE audits and new registration requirements, risk alert for new audit tenders, auditor resignations and your responsibilities, good practice when taking on new audits, local audit quality inspection results, quality management in audit firms, ISA 600 and what’s new in group audits, compliance reviews as a positive learning experience, enhanced ICAEW membership, and Quality Assurance monitoring feedback results.
Audit News: Issue 71
- Newsletter
- 16 Jun 2022
Read about our monitoring approach to implementation of ISQM1, audit monitoring visits update, why clarity is vital in auditor resignation statements, FRC changes to registrations for auditors, government’s audit reform plans, revised Irish audit regulations audit guidance in response to the Ukraine crisis, reporting matters of material significance to charity regulators, and the latest Professional Standards updates.
Audit News: Issue 70
- Newsletter
- 21 Feb 2022
Read about statutory six-year cycle for audit monitoring, being prepared for Quality Management standards, EU country registration a recording of Audit Update for Q4 2021, feedback from firms on QA reviews in 2021, consultation on changes to ICAEW’s disciplinary framework, resourcing root cause analysis; updating ICAEW on your firm’s details, and ICAEW’s audit monitoring report for 2020—21.
Audit News: Issue 69
- Newsletter
- 12 Nov 2021
Read about reporting matters of material significance to charity regulators. an update on your audit monitoring visits, a reminder about our feedback survey, information on QA webinar, what good looks like for going concerns, access to series of articles sharing insights on ways to work in the regulatory sphere, our response to BEIS White Paper, and information about having the right insurance for cyber risks.
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