1 min readBlockingBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA): firms using SA-CVA must either enter 0 or a positive number (OF25.01.01.01, OF25.03.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b0198)

A blocking check on the credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA) (OF25.01.01.01) and credit valuation adjustment: standardised approach - Decomposition of SA-CVA capital requirements (CVA SA) (OF25.03.01.01) templates, in the own funds (PRA001) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all three test files of that return.

The rule in plain words

Firms using SA-CVA must either enter 0 or a positive number

In Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA) (OF25.01.01.01): if "SA-CVA" in column "Methodologies used by the firm (Yes/No)" (row 0030, column 0010) is true, every value in 5 rows (listed below) in column "Vega risk" (column 0020) in Credit valuation adjustment: standardised approach - Decomposition of SA-CVA capital requirements (CVA SA) (OF25.03.01.01) must be zero or more.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02The check applies only when its first part holds in your return. When it does, the second part must hold too: fix the second part, or correct the first.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF25.01.01.01 and OF25.03.01.01 as reported.
  4. 04This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Credit valuation adjustment: CVA exposures by approach - Authorisations (CVA) (OF25.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0030SA-CVA

Column

  • C0010Methodologies used by the firm (Yes/No):

Credit valuation adjustment: standardised approach - Decomposition of SA-CVA capital requirements (CVA SA) (OF25.03.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Interest rates
  • R0020Foreign exchange
  • R0040Reference credit spread
  • R0050Equity
  • R0060Commodity

Column

  • C0020Vega risk

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds (PRA001) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The first paragraph of the plain words above is the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations. The second spells out its formula, with each cell named from its templates.

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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

if {t: OF25.01.01.01, r: 0030, c: 0010} = true() then ({t: OF25.03.01.01, r: 0010; 0020; 0040; 0050; 0060, c: 0020} >= 0) else true()

Every PRA banking rule on OF25.01.01.01

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