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

Part 1: Overview: values to report together, or not at all (SR808.02.08.01, SR808.02.08.05, Bank of England check boe_b1139_m)

A blocking check on the part 1: Overview (SR808.02.08.01) and part 5: Security interest over commodities (article 5(3)(a)) (SR808.02.08.05) templates, in the excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all eight test files of that return.

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The rule in plain words

In Part 1: Overview (SR808.02.08.01): either "There has been no use of the exemption in article 5(3)(a) of the Order during this reporting period" in column "Current period" (row 040, column 010) is "No use of the exemption in article 5(3)(a) of the Order" and "Taking a security interest over commodities" (row 240), "Realising a security interest held over commodities" (row 250) and "Selling the commodities over which the security is held" (row 260) in "Average daily value" (column 010) and "Peak daily value" (column 020) in Part 5: Security interest over commodities (article 5(3)(a)) (SR808.02.08.05) is left empty, or "There has been no use of the exemption in article 5(3)(a) of the Order during this reporting period" in column "Current period" (row 040, column 010) is "Use of the exemption in article 5(3)(a) of the Order" and "Taking a security interest over commodities" (row 240), "Realising a security interest held over commodities" (row 250) and "Selling the commodities over which the security is held" (row 260) in "Average daily value" (column 010) and "Peak daily value" (column 020) in Part 5: Security interest over commodities (article 5(3)(a)) (SR808.02.08.05) is reported.

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. 02Report these values together, or leave them all out.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark SR808.02.08 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

Part 1: Overview (SR808.02.08.01)

Row

  • R040There has been no use of the exemption in article 5(3)(a) of the Order during this reporting period

Column

  • C010Current period

Part 5: Security interest over commodities (article 5(3)(a)) (SR808.02.08.05)

Rows

  • R240Taking a security interest over commodities
  • R250Realising a security interest held over commodities
  • R260Selling the commodities over which the security is held

Columns

  • C010Average daily value
  • C020Peak daily value

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to excluded activities and prohibitions (RFB008) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The plain words above spell out the Bank’s formula, with each cell named from its templates. In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:

boe_b1139_m: T1: SR808.02.08.01; T2: SR808.02.08.05; Expression: ({SR808.02.08.01, r040, c010} = [boe_SR:x6013] and empty({SR808.02.08.05, r240-260, c010-020})) or ({SR808.02.08.01, r040, c010} = [boe_SR:x6014] and not(empty({SR808.02.08.05, r240-260, c010-020})))
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

({t: SR808.02.08.01, r: 040, c: 010} = [boe_SR:x6013] and isNull({t: SR808.02.08.05, r: 240; 250; 260, c: 010; 020})) or ({t: SR808.02.08.01, r: 040, c: 010} = [boe_SR:x6014] and not(isNull({t: SR808.02.08.05, r: 240; 250; 260, c: 010; 020})))

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