1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Life technical provisions: TMTP (Total Life & Health) >= 0 (IR.12.01, Bank of England rule IR_bv0262_02)

A blocking check on the life technical provisions template (IR.12.01), in the quarterly solo (QRS) return.

The rule in plain words

TMTP (Total Life & Health) >= 0

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value below zero in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.12.01 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

Life technical provisions (IR.12.01.02.01)

Row

  • R0180Transitional Measure on Technical Provisions

Column

  • C0070Total life and health

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS) return on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to quarterly solo (QRS) returns, as a blocking check.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The plain words above are the Bank of England’s own, word for word, from its list of validations.

Show the formulaShow

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

{t: IR.12.01.02.01, r: R0180, c: C0070} >= 0

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.12.01

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.