1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

There should be no nominated ECAI appointed in case "no rating available" was reported for "Credit quality step" (IR.06.02, Bank of England rule IR_bv0872_02)

A blocking check on the list of assets template (IR.06.02), in the quarterly group (QRG) and annual group (ARG) returns.

The rule in plain words

There should be no nominated ECAI appointed in case "no rating available" was reported for "Credit quality step"

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02The check applies only when its first part holds in your return. When it does, the second part must hold too: fix the second part, or correct the first.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.06.02 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

List of assets - information on assets (IR.06.02.04.02)

Columns

  • C0330Nominated ECAI
  • C0340Credit quality step

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on quarterly group (QRG) and annual group (ARG) returns on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to quarterly group (QRG) and annual group (ARG) 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}.

if ({t: IR.06.02.04.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = $[s2c_BR:x29]) then isNull({t: IR.06.02.04.02, c: C0330, z: Z0001}) else true()

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.06.02

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.