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

General information (MRL003): please provide either a FRN or LEI code. The other data fields cannot be blank (BR700.00.01.01, Bank of England check boe_b4009)

A blocking check on the general information (MRL003) template (BR700.00.01.01), in the MREL debt (MRL003) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the MREL debt (MRL003) 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

Please provide either a FRN or LEI code. The other data fields cannot be blank

In column "Values" (010) of General information (MRL003) (BR700.00.01.01): either "Firm Reference Number" (row 020) is reported, or "LEI" (row 030) is reported, and exactly 9 values must be reported in 9 rows (listed below).

This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit. It runs only when your filing indicators mark BR700.00.01 as reported.

The cells it reads

General information (MRL003) (BR700.00.01.01)

Rows

  • R010Entity name
  • R020Firm Reference Number
  • R030LEI
  • R040Reporting Basis
  • R050Reporting Period Start Date
  • R060Reporting Period End Date
  • R080Reporting Currency
  • R091Name
  • R092Position
  • R093Email
  • R100Basis of preparation

Column

  • C010Values

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the MREL debt (MRL003) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to MREL debt (MRL003) 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}.

(not(isNull({t: BR700.00.01.01, r: 020, c: 010})) or not(isNull({t: BR700.00.01.01, r: 030, c: 010}))) and count({t: BR700.00.01.01, r: 010; 040; 050; 060; 080; 091; 092; 093; 100, c: 010}) = 9

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