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Financial statements
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9 Administration and general expenses (continued)
Auditors’ remuneration (continued)
2006
Audit Taxation Other
Audit related services services Total
£m £m £m £m £m
Audit of the Group’s annual accounts 7–––7
Other services:
Fees payable for the audit of the Company’s associates pursuant to legislation 11 – – – 11
Other services supplied pursuant to such legislation 10 1 – – 11
Other services relating to taxation – – 6 – 6
Services relating to corporate finance transactions entered into or proposed
to be entered into by or on behalf of the Company or any of its associates – – – 4 4
Other –4–15
Total auditors’ remuneration 28 5 6 5 44
2005
Audit Taxation Other
Audit related services services Total
£m £m £m £m £m
Audit of the Group’s annual accounts 6–––6
Other services:
Fees payable for the audit of the Company’s associates pursuant to legislation 8 – – – 8
Other services supplied pursuant to such legislation 1 – – – 1
Other services relating to taxation – – 4 – 4
Services relating to corporate finance transactions entered into or proposed
to be entered into by or on behalf of the Company or any of its associates – – – 3 3
Other –7––7
Total auditors’ remuneration 15 7 4 3 29
The figures shown in the above table relate to fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its associates. Fees paid to other auditors not associated with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in respect of the audit of the Company’s subsidiaries were £2m (2006: £2m, 2005: £3m).
Fees payable for the audit of the Company’s associates pursuant to legislation comprise the fees for the statutory audit of the subsidiaries and associated
pension schemes both inside and outside Great Britain and fees for the work performed by the associates of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in respect of
the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The fees relating to the audit of the associated pension schemes were £0.3m (2006: £0.3m, 2005:
£0.3m).
Other services supplied pursuant to such legislation comprise services in relation to statutory and regulatory filings. These includes audit services
for the review of the interim financial information under the Listing Rules of the UK listing authority and fees paid for reporting under Section 404 of the
US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Section 404). In addition, other services include Section 404 advisory, IFRS advisory, securitisations and services relating to
acquisition activities.
Taxation services include compliance services such as tax return preparation and advisory services such as consultation on tax matters, tax advice
relating to transactions and other tax planning and advice.
Services relating to corporate finance transactions comprise due diligence related to transactions and accounting consultations and audits in connection
with such transactions.