Why Provision 29 is raising the bar for board accountability
The UK's revised Provision 29 requires boards to demonstrate material internal controls actually work — a governance shift that European-listed companies with UK subsidiaries should track as a possible model for NIS2 board accountability.
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By Tim Williams, CEO at Quod Orbis Under the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code, the revised Provision 29 requires boards to demonstrate that their material internal controls are working effectively. Every business has hundreds of controls, however material controls have the potential to create an immense operational, security or regulatory impact. The message behind this […] The post Why Provision 29 is raising the bar for board accountability appeared first on IT Security Guru .
Editorial Analysis
UK board-accountability requirements may foreshadow stricter enforcement of similar NIS2 management-body obligations across the EU.
Assess whether your board reporting on internal controls meets the evidentiary standard Provision 29 sets, as a proxy for NIS2 readiness.
UK governance rules now require boards to prove their internal controls work — a trend likely to intensify under NIS2.
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