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

Own funds requirements (CA2): this sum is to derive Total Credit Risk RWAs under all approaches (OF02.00.01.01, C13.01.01.01, OF09.01.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b1093)

A blocking check on the own funds requirements (CA2) (OF02.00.01.01), credit risk: securitisations (CR SEC) (C13.01.01.01) and geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: SA exposures (OF CR GB 1) (OF09.01.01.01) 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.

The rule in plain words

This sum is to derive Total Credit Risk RWAs under all approaches

In column "All approaches" (0010) of Own funds requirements (CA2) (OF02.00.01.01): "Risk weighted exposure amounts for credit, counterparty credit and dilution risks and free deliveries" (row 0040) must equal the sum of "Standardised Approach (SA)" (row 0050), "Internal ratings based Approach (IRB)" (row 0240), "Risk exposure amount for contributions to the default fund of a CCP" (row 0460) and "Securitisation positions" (row 0470).

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your return and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong cell, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04The Bank of England allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark OF02.00.01 as reported.
  6. 06This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Credit risk: securitisations (CR SEC) (C13.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0010Total exposures

Column

  • C0920Total risk-weighted exposure amount

Own funds requirements (CA2) (OF02.00.01.01)

Rows

  • R0040Risk weighted exposure amounts for credit, counterparty credit and dilution risks and free deliveries
  • R0050Standardised Approach (SA)
  • R0240Internal ratings based Approach (IRB)
  • R0460Risk exposure amount for contributions to the default fund of a CCP

Column

  • C0010All approaches

Geographical breakdown of exposures by residence of the obligor: SA exposures (OF CR GB 1) (OF09.01.01.01)

Row

  • R0170Total exposures

Column

  • C0090Risk-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.

Show the formulaShow

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

{t: OF02.00.01.01, r: 0040, c: 0010} = sum({t: OF02.00.01.01, r: 0050; 0240; 0460; 0470, c: 0010})

Every PRA banking rule on OF02.00.01.01

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