KPMG defends role in Carillion audit
KPMG has defended its actions in signing off Carillion’s accounts just months before the construction group revealed a devastating profit warning which ultimately led to its demise.
Peter Meehan, the Birmingham-based audit partner who signed off the 2016 accounts, faced a grilling from MPs when he appeared before the joint Work and Pensions and Treasury Select Committee, which is staging an inquiry into the Carillion collapse.
In a two-hour evidence session, he was repeatedly questioned by MPs on why he had signed off the annu... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
