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General · 9 June 2026

FRC opens probe into PwC audit of WH Smith 2024 accounts.

FRC opens probe into PwC audit of WH Smith 2024 accounts.

People and investors could face fresh questions about company reporting as regulators examine work linked to a major retailer. Britain’s Financial Reporting Council said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into PricewaterhouseCoopers’ audit of WH Smith’s accounts for the year ending August 2024. It follows a separate FCA inquiry, started in December, into possible breaches of listing and disclosure requirements.

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