Accountancy

KPMG’s auditors created fake meeting minutes and spreadsheets to mislead Carillion probe, watchdog claims

FRC alleges KPMG staff tried to deceive inspectors with forged documents

Big Four firm undergoes tribunal on whether it misled the regulator over how it handled its review of its audit of now-collapsed outsourcer Carillion
Big Four firm undergoes tribunal on whether it misled the regulator over how it handled its review of its audit of now-collapsed outsourcer Carillion Photo: Daniel Sorabji/Getty Images

Auditors at KPMG fabricated meeting minutes and Excel spreadsheets to mislead inspectors asking questions on missing documents regarding its audit of Carillion in 2016, a tribunal was told.

KPMG, former audit partner Peter Meehan, and past employees Alistair Wright, Richard William Kitchen, Adam David Bennett and Pratik Paw are accused of being involved in the creation of phoney documents to try to deceive quality inspectors from audit watchdog the Financial Reporting Council.

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