§ Lord Gainfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which accountancy bodies have applied under the Companies Act 1989 for recognition as a supervisory body.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Hesketh)The following bodies have applied for recognition:
- (i) The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales,
- (ii) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland,
- (iii) The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland,
- (iv) The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants,
- (v) The Association of Authorised Public Accountants.
The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants has also applied for recognition of its professional qualification. As I announced in my reply of 30th October (Official Report, col. 1831) the Institutes of Chartered Accountants have already applied for recognition of their professional qualification.
I have placed a copy of each application in the Library of the House. Certain material submitted in confidence has been excluded from the copy placed in the Library.