1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Item reported in Basic Information - General cannot be empty (IR.01.02, Bank of England rule IR_bv0178)

A blocking check on the basic information - general template (IR.01.02), in the annual third-country branch (ARB) return.

The rule in plain words

Item reported in Basic Information - General (IR.01.02.07.01) 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.01.02.07.01)

Rows

  • R0010Entity name
  • R0015Third country branch 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
  • R0150Ring-fenced funds
  • R0170Matching adjustment
  • R0210Initial submission or re-submission

Column

  • C0010c

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual third-country branch (ARB) return on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to annual third-country branch (ARB) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:

Item reported in IR.01.02.07.01 - Basic Information - General cannot be empty.
Show the formulaShow

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

count({t: IR.01.02.07.01, r: R0010; R0015; R0025; R0045; R0052; R0055; R0070; R0080; R0081; R0090; R0100; R0110; R0120; R0150; R0170; R0210, c: C0010}) = 16

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.