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Other required reporting
Consistency of other information
Companies Act 2006 opinions
In our opinion:
a the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report for the nancial year for which the nancial statements are prepared
is consistent with the nancial statements; and
a the information given in the Corporate Governance Statement set out on pages 72 to 73 with respect to internal control and risk management
system and about share capital structures is consistent with the nancial statements.
ISAs (UK and Ireland) reporting
Under ISAs (UK and Ireland) we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
a information in the Annual Report is:
a materially inconsistent with the information in the audited nancial statements; or
a apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, our knowledge of the
Group and Company acquired in the course of performing our audit; or
a otherwise misleading.
We have no exceptions to report arising
from this responsibility.
a the statement given by the Directors on page 94, in accordance with provision C.1.1 of the
UK Corporate Governance Code (‘the Code’), that they consider the Annual Report taken
as a wholeto be fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information necessary
for members to assess the Group’s performance, business model and strategy is materially
inconsistent with our knowledge of the Group acquired in the course of performing our audit; and
We have no exceptions to report arising
from this responsibility.
a the section of the Annual Report on page 63, as required by provision C.3.8 of the Code, describing
the work of the Audit and Risk Committee does not appropriately address matters communicated
by us to the Audit and Risk Committee.
We have no exceptions to report arising
from this responsibility.
Adequacy of accounting records and information and explanations received
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
a we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
a adequate accounting records have not been kept by the Company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not
visited by us; or
a the Company nancial statements and the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited are not in agreement with the accounting
records and returns.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Directors’ remuneration
Directors’ remuneration report – Companies Act 2006 opinion
In our opinion, the part of the Directors’ Remuneration Report to be audited has been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies
Act 2006.
Other Companies Act 2006 reporting
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion, certain disclosures of Directors’ remuneration specied by law are
not made. We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Corporate governance statement
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion, a corporate governance statement has not been prepared by the
Company. We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Under the Listing Rules we are required to review the part of the Corporate Governance Statement relating to the Company’s compliance with ten
provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code. We have nothing to report having performed our review.
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