1 min readBlockingBank of England taxonomy 2.2.0Updated 11 November 2026

First three characters of IR.14.01, C0010 are a three digit number in range 100-999 (IR.14.01, Bank of England rule IR_bv2482)

A blocking check on the life obligations analysis template (IR.14.01), in the annual solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns.

The rule in plain words

First three characters of IR.14.01, C0010 are a three digit number in range 100-999

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. 03This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Life obligations analysis (IR.14.01.01.01)

Columns

  • C0030Line of business
  • C0040Number of contracts at end of year
  • C0050Number of new contracts during year
  • C0060Written premiums
  • C0070Claims paid
  • C0080Country
  • C0180Best estimate
  • C0190Capital at risk

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual solo (ARS) and annual third-country branch (ARB) returns on Bank of England taxonomy 2.2.0. The Bank of England applies it to annual third-country branch (ARB) and annual solo (ARS) 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}.

matches(dim($v0,$[s2c_dim:IP]), "^[1-9]{1}[0-9]{2}")

Every Solvency UK rule on IR.14.01

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.