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Watchdog calls out BDO and Mazars over poor progress on audit quality

'There are still significant areas of work that need to be addressed' according to the FRC

Sector improves quality scores, but the regulator wants to see more
Sector improves quality scores, but the regulator wants to see more Photo: Mark Bauer/Getty Images

The audit watchdog says it remains "disappointed" by a lack of improvement shown by some of the UK's biggest auditors.

The Financial Reporting Council's annual inspection of the seven biggest firms in the market, published on 6 July, shows that 77% of audits were deemed good or required limited improvement, up 10 percentage points from three years ago.

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