UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




                          For the month of March, 2004

                                   SPIRENT plc
      _____________________________________________________________________
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

   Spirent House, Crawley Business Quarter, Fleming Way, Crawley, West Sussex
                                  RH10 9QL, UK.
      _____________________________________________________________________
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                         Form 20-F    X         Form 40-F.....

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                               Yes .....        No     X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________





Luke Thomas
Deputy Company Secretary
e-mail luke.thomas@spirent.com

Regulatory News Service

29 March 2004


Dear Sirs


SPIRENT PLC - ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS

Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts, Notice of AGM and proxy form for the AGM
have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel. No. (0)20 7676 1000



Yours faithfully

Luke Thomas
Deputy Company Secretary
Spirent plc
Tel: (44) (0) 1293 767676





                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                               ______LUKE THOMAS______

                                                     (Registrant)

Date: 29 March 2004                       By   ____/s/ Luke Thomas____

                                                    (Signature)*