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

To ensure that of which volatility and maturity adjustments is less than or equal to financial collateral adjusted value (CVAM) (OF08.01.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b1036)

A blocking check 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) and step-in risk (PRA115) returns, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all eleven test files of those returns.

The rule in plain words

To ensure that of which volatility and maturity adjustments is less than or equal to financial collateral adjusted value (CVAM)

In each of 13 rows (listed below) of Credit and counterparty credit risks and free deliveries: IRB approach to capital requirements (CR IRB 1) (OF08.01.01.01): "(-) Financial collateral: adjusted value (Cvam)" (column 0102) must not be more than "(-) Of which: volatility and maturity adjustments" (column 0103).

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table 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 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

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

Rows

  • R000140%
  • R0010Total exposures
  • R0017Of which: Exposures to revolving loan commitments
  • R0020On-balance sheet items subject to credit risk
  • R0030Off-balance sheet items subject to credit risk
  • R003110%
  • R003220%
  • R003350%
  • R0034100%
  • R0035Own estimate
  • R0070Exposures assigned to obligor grades or pools: Total
  • R0080Specialised lending slotting approach: Total
  • R0170Exposures from free deliveries applying risk weights under the alternative treatment or 100% and other exposures subject to risk weights

Columns

  • C0102(-) Financial collateral: adjusted value (Cvam)
  • C0103(-) Of which: volatility and maturity adjustments

Sheets

  • S0002Total (FIRB approach and slotting approach)
  • S0010Corporates - Specialised Lending (FIRB approach or slotting approach)

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) and step-in risk (PRA115) returns on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds (PRA001) and step-in risk (PRA115) 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: OF08.01.01.01, c: 0102} <= {t: OF08.01.01.01, c: 0103}

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

scope({t: OF08.01.01.01, r:0001;0010;0017;0020;0030;0031;0032;0033;0034;0035;0070;0080;0170,z:0002;0010, f: banking, fv: banking_reporting})

The same code in the step-in risk (PRA115) return: another check

The Bank of England uses boe_b1036 for a different check in the step-in risk (PRA115) return. There it is a blocking check on identification of step-in entities (SI1) (SI01.00.01.01) and detailed reporting of material step-in entities (SI2) (SI02.00.01.01).

Entity code and Material Entity Group code (if applicable) must be consistent across the two templates

In Identification of step-in entities (SI1) (SI01.00.01.01): if "Is the entity material?" (column 0070) does not equal "No" and "Type of Code" (column 0020) is reported, "Type of Code" (column 0020) in Detailed reporting of material step-in entities (SI2) (SI02.00.01.01) must be reported.

Identification of step-in entities (SI1) (SI01.00.01.01)

Columns

  • C0020Type of Code
  • C0070Is the entity material?

Detailed reporting of material step-in entities (SI2) (SI02.00.01.01)

Column

  • C0020Type of Code

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}.

If {t: SI01.00.01.01, c: 0070} != [boe_eba_ZZ:x10017] and not(isnull({t: SI01.00.01.01, c: 0020})) then not(isnull({t: SI02.00.01.01, c: 0020})) else true ()

Every PRA banking rule on OF08.01.01.01

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