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

Geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: IRB exposures (CR GB 2): a value must not be more than another (OF09.02.01.01, OF02.00.01.01, OF08.01.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b0287)

A blocking check on the geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: IRB exposures (CR GB 2) (OF09.02.01.01), own funds requirements (CA2) (OF02.00.01.01) and credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: IRB approach to capital requirements (CR IRB 1) (OF08.01.01.01) 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.

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The rule in plain words

Total Risk-weighted exposure amount for Specialised Lending (excluding Slotting approach) across countries should not exceed TOTAL Risk-weighted exposures across Specialised Lending (all approaches) reported in OF08.01

In Geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: IRB exposures (CR GB 2) (OF09.02.01.01): "Specialised lending (excluding under the slotting approach)" in column "Risk-weighted exposure amount" (row 0042, column 0110) (where country where the exposure is generated is "All countries") must not be more than the sum of "Total exposures" in column "Risk-weighted exposure amount" (row 0010, column 0260) on 2 sheets in Credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: IRB approach to capital requirements (CR IRB 1) (OF08.01.01.01).

The headline gives only the template and the kind of check, because the rule is too long to say in a headline. The plain words above say all of it.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your return. If the first is bigger than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF08.01.01 and OF09.02.01 as reported.
  5. 05This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Own funds requirements (CA2) (OF02.00.01.01)

Row

  • R0350Corporates - Specialised lending exposures

Column

  • C0010All approaches

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

Row

  • R0010Total exposures

Column

  • C0260Risk-weighted exposure amount

Sheet

  • S0010Corporates - Specialised Lending (FIRB approach or slotting approach)

Geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: IRB exposures (CR GB 2) (OF09.02.01.01)

Row

  • R0042Specialised lending (excluding under the slotting approach)

Column

  • C0110Risk-weighted exposure amount

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}.

{t: OF09.02.01.01, r: 0042, c: 0110, filter: [eba_dim:CEG] = [eba_GA:x1]} <= sum({t: OF08.01.01.01, r: 0010, c: 0260, z: 0009; 0010})

Every PRA banking rule on OF09.02.01.01

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