The rule in plain words
Items reported in Basic information - general (IR.01.02.01.01), cannot be empty
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 IR.01.02 as reported.
The cells it reads
Basic information - general (IR.01.02.01.01)
Rows
- R0010Entity name
- R0025Entity identification code and type of code
- R0045Type of undertaking
- R0052Country of incorporation
- R0055Country of the group supervisor
- R0070Language of reporting
- R0080Reporting submission date
- R0081Financial year end
- R0090Reporting reference date
- R0100Regular/Ad-hoc submission
- R0110Currency used for reporting
- R0120Accounting standards
- R0130Method of Calculation of the SCR
- R0140Use of undertaking specific parameters
- R0150Ring-fenced funds
- R0170Matching adjustment
- R0180Volatility adjustment
- R0190Transitional measure on the risk-free interest rate
- R0200Transitional measure on technical provisions
- R0210Initial submission or re-submission
- R0250Exemption of reporting ECAI information
Column
- C0010c
Which returns it applies to
Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS) and annual solo (ARS) returns on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to quarterly solo (QRS) and annual solo (ARS) returns, as a blocking check.
The Bank’s own words and formula
In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:
Items reported in IR.01.02.01.01 - Basic information - general, cannot be empty.
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The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
count({t: IR.01.02.01.01, r: R0010; R0025; R0045; R0052; R0055; R0070; R0080; R0081; R0090; R0100; R0110; R0120; R0130; R0140; R0150; R0170; R0180; R0190; R0200; R0210; R0250, c: C0010}) = 21Other rules on Basic information - general (IR.01.02)
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Every Solvency UK rule on IR.01.02
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision. Line4 builds SupTech software for financial regulators that runs checks like these as each return arrives.