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1、InternalControlGuidanceforDirectorsontheCombinedCodeISBN1841520101PublishedbyTheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEngland&WalesCharteredAccountants’HallPOBox433MoorgatePlaceLondonEC2P2BJInternet:©TheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEngland&WalesFurthercopiescanbeobtainedfrom:AccountancyBooksPOBox21375LondonWC1N1QPTelephone02079208991Fax02079208992’sguidanceisconsistentwithboththerequirementsoftheCombinedCodeandoftherelatedListingRuledisclosurerequirements,andclarifiestoboardsofdirectorsoflistedc。
2、ompanieswhatisexpectedofthem.WeconsiderthatcompliancewiththeguidancewillconstitutecompliancewithCombinedCodeprovisionsD.2.1andD.2.2andprovideappropriatenarrativedisclosureofhowCodeprincipleD.2hasbeenapplied.OncetheguidancehasbeenadoptedinfullbyacompanytheguidanceonInternalControlandFinancialReporting(theRuttemanguidance)willhavebeensupersededandfullcompliancewiththeCombinedCodeandListingRulerequirementsispossible.PaulGeradineHeadofListingLondonStockExchangeSeptember1999InternalControl2ContentsPa。
3、ragraphnumber(s)IntroductionInternalcontrolrequirementsoftheCombinedCode1-7Objectivesoftheguidance8-9Theimportanceofinternalcontrolandriskmanagement10-13Groupsofcompanies14TheAppendix15MaintainingasoundsystemofinternalcontrolResponsibilities16-19Elementsofasoundsystemofinternalcontrol20-24ReviewingtheeffectivenessofinternalcontrolResponsibilities25-26Theprocessforreviewingeffectiveness27-34Theboard’sstatementoninternalcontrol35-41Internalaudit42-47AppendixAssessingtheeffectivenessofthecompany’sr。
4、iskandcontrolprocessesMembershipoftheInternalControlWorkingPartyInternalControl3IntroductionInternalcontrolrequirementsoftheCombinedCode1.WhentheCombinedCodeoftheCommitteeonCorporateGovernance(theCode)waspublished,theInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEngland&WalesagreedwiththeLondonStockExchangethatitwouldprovideguidancetoassistlistedcompaniestoimplementtherequirementsintheCoderelatingtointernalcontrol.2.PrincipleD.2oftheCodestatesthat‘Theboardshouldmaintainasoundsystemofinternalcontroltosafeguar。
5、dshareholders’investmentandthecompany’sassets’.3.ProvisionD.2.1statesthat‘Thedirectorsshould,atleastannually,conductareviewoftheeffectivenessofthegroup’ssystemofinternalcontrolandshouldreporttoshareholdersthattheyhavedoneso.Thereviewshouldcoverallcontrols,includingfinancial,operationalandcompliancecontrolsandriskmanagement’.4.ProvisionD.2.2statesthat‘Companieswhichdonothaveaninternalauditfunctionshouldfromtimetotimereviewtheneedforone’.5.Paragraph12.43AoftheLondonStockExchangeListingRulesstatest。
6、hat‘inthecaseofacompanyincorporatedintheUnitedKingdom,thefollowingadditionalitemsmustbeincludedinitsannualreportandaccounts:(a)anarrativestatementofhowithasappliedtheprinciplessetoutinSection1oftheCombinedCode,providingexplanationwhichenablesitsshareholderstoevaluatehowtheprincipleshavebeenapplied;(b)astatementastowhetherornotithascompliedthroughouttheaccountingperiodwiththeCodeprovisionssetoutinSection1oftheCombinedCode.AcompanythathasnotcompliedwiththeCodeprovisions,orcompliedwithonlysomeofthe。
7、Codeprovisionsor(inthecaseofprovisionswhoserequirementsareofacontinuingnature)compliedforonlypartofanaccountingperiod,mustspecifytheCodeprovisionswithwhichithasnotcomplied,and(whererelevant)forwhatpartoftheperiodsuchnon-compliancecontinued,andgivereasonsforanynon-compliance’.6.ThePreambletotheCode,whichisappendedtotheListingRules,makesitclearthatthereisnoprescribedformorcontentforthestatementsettingouthowthevariousprinciplesintheCodehavebeenapplied.Theintentionisthatcompaniesshouldhaveafreehandt。
8、oexplaintheirgovernancepoliciesinthelightoftheprinciples,includinganyspecialcircumstanceswhichhaveledtothemadoptingaparticularapproach.7.Theguidanceinthisdocumentshouldbefollowedbyboardsoflistedcompaniesin:lassessinghowthecompanyhasappliedCodeprincipleD.2;limplementingtherequirementsofCodeprovisionsD.2.1andD.2.2;andlreportingonthesematterstoshareholdersintheannualreportandaccounts.Objectivesoftheguidance8.Thisguidanceisintendedto:lreflectsoundbusinesspracticewherebyinternalcontrolisembeddedinthe。
9、businessprocessesbywhichacompanypursuesitsobjectives;lremainrelevantovertimeinthecontinuallyevolvingbusinessenvironment;andlenableeachcompanytoapplyitinamannerwhichtakesaccountofitsparticularcircumstances.TheguidancerequiresdirectorstoexercisejudgementinreviewinghowthecompanyhasimplementedtherequirementsoftheCoderelatingtointernalcontrolandreportingtoshareholdersthereon.9.Theguidanceisbasedontheadoptionbyacompany’sboardofaris。
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