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

Check that reported values are positive numbers or zero (OF07.00.01.03, Bank of England check boe_b0673)

A blocking check on the credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: standardised approach to capital requirements (CR SA) - Memorandum items - Exposures in default template (OF07.00.01.03), 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

Check that reported values are positive numbers or zero

In Credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: standardised approach to capital requirements (CR SA) - Memorandum items - Exposures in default (OF07.00.01.03): every value in the cells it covers must be zero or more.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value below zero in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF07.00.01 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 and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: standardised approach to capital requirements (CR SA) - Memorandum items - Exposures in default (OF07.00.01.03)

Rows

  • R0300Exposures in default subject to a risk weight of 100%
  • R0320Exposures in default subject to a risk weight of 150%

Column

  • C0210Of which: Arising from Counterparty Credit Risk

Sheets

  • S0001Total (SA exposures)
  • S0002Central governments or Central banks
  • S0003Regional governments or local authorities
  • S0004Public sector entities
  • S0007Institutions
  • S0008Corporates
  • S0009Retail

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.

Show the formulaShow

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

{t: OF07.00.01.03} >= 0

Where it applies, in the Bank's words (its scope):

scope({t: OF07.00.01.03, r:0300;0320,c:0210,z:0001;0002;0003;0004;0007;0008;0009, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})

Every PRA banking rule on OF07.00.01.03

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