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Course Overview and Learning Outcomes

Orientation for UK Board Directors: Why 2025 Resets Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Module 1 — The Revised UK Corporate Governance Code 2024: Practical Board Implementation

From Principles to Practice: Applying the 2024 Code, ‘Comply or Explain,’ and Enhanced Disclosures

Provision 29 Readiness: Declaring Effectiveness of Risk Management and Internal Controls by 2026

Module 2 — Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 in Practice (2025 Enforcement)

ECTA Board Duties: Identity Verification, Corporate Transparency, and Failure to Prevent Fraud

Building the ECTA Compliance Blueprint: Operating Model, Policies, and Assurance

Module 3 — Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Evolving Director Liability

Diversity and Inclusion Expectations in 2025: Beyond Targets to Outcomes and Narratives

Director Liability Trends: Recent Court Rulings and Practical Implications for Board Oversight

Module 4 — Cybersecurity and Technology Governance for Boards

Cyber Governance 2025: Linking Strategy, Risk Appetite, and Controls to Provision 29

Data, AI, and Algorithmic Risks: Practical Oversight Expectations for UK Boards

Capstone — Building the 2025–2026 Board Roadmap

Integrating Strategy, Risk, Internal Controls, and Stakeholder Engagement

Knowledge Checks and Application

Quiz 1: UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 and ‘Comply or Explain’ in Practice

Quiz 2: Provision 29 Effectiveness Declaration Readiness

Quiz 3: ECTA 2023 Enforcement and Failure to Prevent Fraud

Quiz 4: D&I, Culture, and Director Liability Implications

Quiz 5: Cybersecurity and AI Governance for Boards

Governing 2025: Board Mastery of UK Code, Crime Act, Controls is a boardroom-ready program for FTSE, Senior AIM, and large private company directors who must translate new UK governance requirements into credible action. With the revised UK Corporate Governance Code 2024, Provision 29 declarations, and 2025 enforcement of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECTA), boards face a decisive reset in accountability across strategy, risk, internal controls, and disclosure. This course equips Chairs, NEDs, CEOs/CFOs, General Counsel, and Audit/Risk Committee members with practical playbooks: how to deliver a high-quality “Comply or Explain,” design an assurance model that underpins the board’s 2026 effectiveness declaration, and operationalize ECTA’s identity verification and “failure to prevent fraud” requirements. You’ll also navigate heightened expectations on diversity, inclusion, and culture; understand director liability trends; and align cyber and AI governance with risk appetite and investor transparency. Through board scenarios, case vignettes, and templates, you’ll build a 2025–2026 roadmap that links strategy, controls, and stakeholder engagement—ready for scrutiny from regulators, auditors, and shareholders.

Governing 2025: Board Mastery of UK Code, Crime Act, Controls

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            <p>Board leadership in the UK enters 2025 with a decisive reset in accountability. The revised UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 elevates board responsibility for culture, outcomes, and—crucially—the effectiveness of risk management and internal controls, culminating in a Provision 29 declaration by 2026. In parallel, enforcement of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECTA) sharpens expectations on identity verification, corporate transparency, and “failure to prevent fraud,” while investor scrutiny intensifies around diversity, inclusion, and the narrative coherence of strategy, risk, and performance. This course is designed for FTSE, senior AIM, and large private company directors and executives who must translate these developments into practical board action, credible disclosures, and a defensible assurance model that stands up to regulators, courts, and investors.</p>

<p>Governing 2025: Board Mastery of UK Code, Crime Act, Controls equips directors to move from principles to practice. You will distill the 2024 Code into board‑ready decisions on ‘Comply or Explain,’ disclosure enhancements, and internal control effectiveness, with real‑world examples of what investors and the FRC have challenged. You will build Provision 29 readiness—scoping controls across financial, operational, reporting, and compliance domains; designing evidence, metrics, and thresholds; and structuring the three lines, internal audit, and external assurance options. The ECTA modules convert new legal duties into operating realities: identity verification workflows, beneficial ownership screening, fraud risk assessments, third‑party and payment controls, investigations, and MI for audit and risk committees, harmonized with existing Bribery Act frameworks.</p>

<p>The course goes beyond compliance to address the board’s role in outcomes: D&I expectations that link skills matrices, succession, culture indicators, and performance; evolving director liability from recent UK rulings on disclosure accuracy, creditor duties, and oversight of non‑financial risks; and cyber governance aligned to Provision 29. Directors will define cyber risk appetite, materiality for disclosure, and metrics (e.g., MTTD/MTTR, backup resilience, tabletop results), and oversee third‑party risk and OT exposures. You will also gain a practical oversight lens on data, AI, and algorithmic risks—establishing AI use policies, model governance, attestations, and assurance pathways where models are material to customer or financial outcomes.</p>

<p>Every section is anchored by scenarios, case vignettes, and checklists to accelerate decision quality at board and committee level. The capstone brings it together: a 2025–2026 board roadmap that integrates strategic priorities, risk appetite statements, control objectives, committee responsibilities, a Provision 29 implementation plan, and an ECTA compliance blueprint—culminating in a board‑ready pack with a dashboard, policy heatmap, and milestone tracker. Knowledge checks throughout ensure directors and committee chairs can evidence understanding, challenge management constructively, and approve disclosures with confidence.</p>
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