An exemption applies to a parent entity that is itself a subsidiary and the immediate or ultimate parent produces consolidated financial statements that comply with IFRS or with IFRS for SMEs (this is narrower than the EU Directives, which accept equivalent GAAPs as well).
[IFRS for SMEs 9 para 7]
UK FRSME: As for current UK GAAP, the broader Companies Act exemption is maintained, exempting more subsidiaries than the IFRS for SMEs allows.
[FRSME 9 paras 1,3]