2006年公司法案（CA2006）规定了董事欠公司的一般职责。已经引入了新的立法来帮助股东更好地了解某些公司的董事如何履行义务促进公司的成功，同时考虑到第172（1）（a）〜（f）条规定的事项（S172因素）。
此外，某些公司还提供了他们的声明公司治理在他们的董事报告中安排。
During the year the directors of the bp UK subsidiaries continued to follow bp’s corporate governance arrangements and exercise all their duties, while having regard to the s172 factors as they reviewed and considered proposals from management and governed each of the companies on behalf of their shareholders through the UK subsidiary boards.