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

Prudent valuation: core approach - AVAs assessed to have zero value (PRUVAL 2): a value must not be more than another (C32.02.01.02, C32.02.01.03, Bank of England check v6346_m)

A blocking check on the prudent valuation: core approach - AVAs assessed to have zero value (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.02) and prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.03) 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

In Prudent valuation: core approach - AVAs assessed to have zero value (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.02): "Of which: assessed to have zero value under article 9(2)" in column "Fair-value liabilities" (row 0070, column 0140) must not be more than "Portfolios under articles 9 to 17 - total category level post-diversification" in column "Fair-value liabilities" (row 0030, column 0140) in Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.03).

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. 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 C32.02.01 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

Prudent valuation: core approach - AVAs assessed to have zero value (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.02)

Row

  • R0070Of which: assessed to have zero value under article 9(2)

Column

  • C0140Fair-value liabilities

Prudent valuation: core approach - Other (PRUVAL 2) (C32.02.01.03)

Row

  • R0030Portfolios under articles 9 to 17 - total category level post-diversification

Column

  • C0140Fair-value liabilities

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 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:

[v6346_m];[{t: C32.02.01.02, r: 0070, c: 0140} <= {t: C32.02.01.03, r: 0030, c: 0140}]
Show the formulaShow

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

{t: C32.02.01.02, r: 0070, c: 0140} <= {t: C32.02.01.03, r: 0030, c: 0140}

Every PRA banking rule on C32.02.01.02

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