Commentary Part 16: Audit Chapter 3: Functions of Auditors Section 504: Senior statutory auditor
765.This section defines a new term – “the senior statutory auditor” – for the individual who will be asked to sign his name to an audit report carried out by a firm. The firm will identify this individual according to standards to be issued by the European Commission, or if there are no standards, to guidance issued either by the Secretary of State or by a body appointed by him by order subject to negative resolution. Subsection (2) specifies that to be identified as a senior statutory auditor of a company, an individual must be eligible himself to be appointed as auditor of the company. Subsection (3) ensures that for an individual to be nominated as senior statutory auditor will not affect his exposure to liability in any way.