Research at the FRC

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	Date	Research Contractor (s)	Press notice	Published report PDF
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
Climate Scenario Analysis: Current Practice and Disclosure Trends	28-10-2021	The University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School	Available here	Available here
Board Diversity and Effectiveness in FTSE 350 Companies	20-07-2021	London Business School Leadership Institute and SQW	Available here	Available here
Workforce Engagement and the UK Corporate Governance Code: A Review of Company Reporting and Practice	24-05-2021	Involvement & Participation Association and Royal Holloway, University of London	Available here	Available here
Changes in Remuneration Reporting Following the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018	12-05-2021	University of Portsmouth	Available here	Available here
Audit Committee Chair’s views on, and approach to, audit quality	02-12-2020	YouGov	Available here	Available here
Supporting the progression of LGBTQI+ people to senior leadership positions through inclusive company policies	18-11-2020	The Good Side	Available here	Available here
Understanding research findings and evidence on corporate reporting: An independent literature review (part of the FRC’s Future of Corporate Reporting project)	08-10-2020	Exeter University and Bristol University	Available here	Available here
FRC/Cranfield research on ethnic diversity reporting (published as Chapter 3 of The Parker Review 2020 ‘Ethnic Diversity Enriching Business Leadership’	08-10-2020	Exeter University and Bristol University	Available here	Available here
Understanding citizens’ views on the regulation of corporate reporting, corporate governance and audit	02-10-2019	Britain Thinks	Available here	Available here
The Female FTSE Board Report 2019	11-07-2019	Cranfield University	Available here	Available here
FRC Stakeholder Research Report 2018	16-04-2019	ComRes	Available here	Available here
Board Diversity Reporting	17-09-2018	Exeter University	Available here	Available here
Stakeholder Research Report 2017	08-01-2018	ComRes	Available here	Available here
Enhancing Confidence in the Value of Audit	2016	YouGov		Available here
Improving Confidence in the Value of Audit	2014	YouGov		Available here

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