Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which non-statutory bodies, including the Takeover Panel and Financial Reporting Council, have been given statutory powers under the Companies Act 2006 and other financial services legislation; and which bodies perform comparable functions voluntarily.

In addition to the Takeover Panel and the Financial Reporting Council, the following non-statutory bodies have statutory powers or functions under the Companies Act 2006 or perform comparable voluntary functions:

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Association of International Accountants

Chartered Accountants Ireland

Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Takeover Appeals Board

There are no non-statutory bodies that have powers under financial services legislation.