1 min readWarningBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

Assets held as collateral: the first two letters are not valid ISO3166 country code (IR.11.01, Bank of England rule IR_bv1677)

A warning on the assets held as collateral template (IR.11.01), in the annual group (ARG) return.

The rule in plain words

The first two letters are not valid ISO3166 country code

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the code or text in your return with the format the rule sets out, character by character, including any prefix and any spaces.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark IR.11.01 as reported.
  4. 04This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Assets held as collateral - information on assets (IR.11.01.04.02)

Column

  • C0250CIC

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual group (ARG) return on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to annual group (ARG) returns, as a warning.

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}.

matches({t: IR.11.01.04.02, c: C0250, z: Z0001}, "^((AF)|(AX)|(AL)|(DZ)|(AS)|(AD)|(AO)|(AQ)|(AG)|(AR)|(AM)|(AW)|(AU)|(AT)|(AZ)|(BS)|(BH)|(BD)|(BB)|(BY)|(BE)|(BZ)|(BJ)|(BT)|(BO)|(BQ)|(BA)|(BW)|(BV)|(BR)|(BN)|(BG)|(BF)|(BI)|(KH)|(CM)|(CA)|(CV)|(CF)|(TD)|(CL)|(CN)|(CX)|(CC)|(CO)|(KM)|(CG)|(CD)|(CK)|(CR)|(CI)|(HR)|(CU)|(CW)|(CY)|(CZ)|(DK)|(DJ)|(DM)|(DO)|(EC)|(EG)|(SV)|(GQ)|(ER)|(EE)|(ET)|(FO)|(FJ)|(FI)|(FR)|(GF)|(PF)|(TF)|(GA)|(GM)|(GE)|(DE)|(GH)|(GR)|(GL)|(GD)|(GP)|(GU)|(GT)|(GG)|(GN)|(GW)|(GY)|(HT)|(HM)|(VA)|(HN)|(HK)|(HU)|(IS)|(IN)|(ID)|(IR)|(IQ)|(IE)|(IM)|(IL)|(IT)|(JM)|(JP)|(JE)|(JO)|(KZ)|(KE)|(KI)|(KP)|(KR)|(XK)|(KW)|(KG)|(LA)|(LV)|(LB)|(LS)|(LR)|(LY)|(LI)|(LT)|(LU)|(MO)|(MK)|(MG)|(MW)|(MY)|(MV)|(ML)|(MT)|(MH)|(MQ)|(MR)|(MU)|(YT)|(MX)|(FM)|(MD)|(MC)|(MN)|(ME)|(MA)|(MZ)|(MM)|(NA)|(NR)|(NP)|(NL)|(NC)|(NZ)|(NI)|(NE)|(NG)|(NU)|(NF)|(MP)|(NO)|(OM)|(PK)|(PW)|(PS)|(PA)|(PG)|(PY)|(PE)|(PH)|(PL)|(PT)|(PR)|(QA)|(RE)|(RO)|(RU)|(RW)|(BL)|(KN)|(LC)|(MF)|(PM)|(VC)|(WS)|(SM)|(ST)|(SA)|(SN)|(RS)|(SC)|(SL)|(SG)|(SX)|(SK)|(SI)|(SB)|(SO)|(ZA)|(ES)|(LK)|(SD)|(SR)|(SJ)|(SZ)|(SE)|(CH)|(SY)|(TW)|(TJ)|(TZ)|(TH)|(TL)|(TG)|(TK)|(TO)|(TT)|(TN)|(TR)|(TM)|(TV)|(UG)|(UA)|(AE)|(GB)|(AI)|(BM)|(IO)|(VG)|(KY)|(FK)|(GI)|(MS)|(PN)|(SH)|(GS)|(TC)|(US)|(UM)|(UY)|(UZ)|(VU)|(VE)|(VN)|(VI)|(WF)|(EH)|(YE)|(ZM)|(ZW)|(SS)|(XV)|(XL)|(XT))..$")

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.11.01

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