2 min readWarningBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Slotting is only available for specialised lending exposures (OF08.01.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b0206)

A warning on the credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: IRB approach to capital requirements (CR IRB 1) template (OF08.01.01.01), 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

slotting is only available for specialised lending exposures

In Credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: IRB approach to capital requirements (CR IRB 1) (OF08.01.01.01): "Specialised lending slotting approach: Total" (row 0080) in 18 columns (listed below) on 15 sheets must be left empty.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Remove the value from this cell where the rule applies. A 0 is a value too, so leave the cell out of the return altogether.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF08.01.01 as reported.
  4. 04This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: IRB approach to capital requirements (CR IRB 1) (OF08.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0080Specialised lending slotting approach: Total

Columns

  • C0020Original exposure pre-conversion factors
  • C0035(-) Adjustment to exposure value due to on-balance sheet netting
  • C0040(-) Guarantees
  • C0050(-) Credit derivatives
  • C0060(-) Other funded credit protection
  • C0070(-) Total outflows
  • C0090Exposure after CRM substitution effects pre-conversion factors
  • C0101Volatility adjustment to the exposure
  • C0102(-) Financial collateral: adjusted value (Cvam)
  • C0103(-) Of which: volatility and maturity adjustments
  • C0104Exposure after all CRM pre-conversion factors
  • C0110Exposure value
  • C0260Risk-weighted exposure amount
  • C0280Expected loss amount pre post- model adjustments
  • C0281Adjustment to expected loss amount due to post- model adjustments
  • C0282Expected loss amount after post- model adjustments
  • C0290(-) Value adjustments and provisions
  • C0300Number of obligors

Sheets

  • S0001Total (AIRB approach)
  • S0006Institutions (FIRB approach)
  • S0009Corporates - Specialised Lending (AIRB approach)
  • S0011Corporates - Other general corporates - non-SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0012Corporates - Other general corporates - non-SME (FIRB approach)
  • S0015Retail - Qualifying revolving (AIRB approach)
  • S0016Retail - Other SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0017Retail - Other non-SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0018Retail - Secured by commercial immovable property SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0019Retail - Secured by commercial immovable property non-SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0020Retail - Secured by residential immovable property - SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0021Retail - Secured by residential immovable property non-SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0022Corporates - Financial corporates and large corporates (FIRB approach)
  • S0023Corporates - Other general corporates - SME (AIRB approach)
  • S0024Corporates - Other general corporates - SME (FIRB approach)

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 warning.

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.

Show the formulaShow

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

isNull({t: OF08.01.01.01, r: 0080, c: 0020; 0035; 0040; 0050; 0060; 0070; 0090; 0101; 0102; 0103; 0104; 0110; 0260; 0280; 0281; 0282; 0290; 0300, z: 0001; 0006; 0009; 0011; 0012; 0015; 0016; 0017; 0018; 0019; 0020; 0021; 0022; 0023; 0024})

Every PRA banking rule on OF08.01.01.01

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