Research enables us to: understand our impact; improve our operational effectiveness and efficiency; and develop future strategy. Our research programme complements and informs the FRC’s regular and extensive consultations on proposed changes to codes & standards, implementation plans, and the work of the expert Committees that advise the FRC Board.
The FRC regularly commissions external research from universities, research institutes, and research consultants. Invitations to Tender notices for these research projects are published on the UK Government Contracts Finder website. A list of published research is presented below.
Published FRC Research
Project title
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Date
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Research Contractor (s)
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Press notice
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Published report PDF
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| The influence of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 on practice and reporting |
05-07-2022 |
Minerva Analytics, the Durham University Business School and the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London |
Available here |
Available here |
| Modern Slavery Reporting Practises in the UK |
25-04-2022 |
Lancaster University |
Available here |
Available here |
| The Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies |
23-02-2022 |
University of Essex |
Available here |
Available here |
| Audit Committee Chairs’ views on, and approach to, audit quality |
26-01-2022 |
YouGov |
Available here |
Available here |
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Climate Scenario Analysis: Current Practice and Disclosure Trends
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28-10-2021
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The University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School
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Available here
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Available here
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Board Diversity and Effectiveness in FTSE 350 Companies
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20-07-2021
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London Business School Leadership Institute and SQW
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Available here
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Available here
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Workforce Engagement and the UK Corporate Governance Code: A Review of Company Reporting and Practice
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24-05-2021
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Involvement & Participation Association and Royal Holloway, University of London
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Available here
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Available here
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Changes in Remuneration Reporting Following the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018
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12-05-2021
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University of Portsmouth
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Available here
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Available here
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Audit Committee Chair’s views on, and approach to, audit quality
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02-12-2020
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YouGov
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Available here
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Available here
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Supporting the progression of LGBTQI+ people to senior leadership positions through inclusive company policies
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18-11-2020
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The Good Side
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Available here
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Available here
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Understanding research findings and evidence on corporate reporting: An independent literature review (part of the FRC’s Future of Corporate Reporting project)
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08-10-2020
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Exeter University and Bristol University
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Available here
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Available here
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FRC/Cranfield research on ethnic diversity reporting (published as Chapter 3 of The Parker Review 2020 ‘Ethnic Diversity Enriching Business Leadership’
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08-10-2020
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Exeter University and Bristol University
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Available here
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Available here
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Understanding citizens’ views on the regulation of corporate reporting, corporate governance and audit
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02-10-2019
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Britain Thinks
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Available here
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Available here
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The Female FTSE Board Report 2019
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11-07-2019
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Cranfield University
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Available here
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Available here
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FRC Stakeholder Research Report 2018
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16-04-2019
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ComRes
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Available here
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Available here
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Board Diversity Reporting
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17-09-2018
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Exeter University
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Available here
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Available here
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Stakeholder Research Report 2017
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08-01-2018
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ComRes
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Available here
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Available here
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Enhancing Confidence in the Value of Audit
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2016
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YouGov
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Available here
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Improving Confidence in the Value of Audit
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2014
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YouGov
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Available here
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