The measures, published by competition minister Melanie Johnson, include statutory rights for auditors to obtain company information, and unlimited fines or two-year custodial sentences for those deliberately hindering auditors.
The proposals would also classify a further 15,000 companies as small, thereby simplifying their accounts. Private companies would no longer have to appoint secretaries or hold AGMs.
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