Policies relating to specific types of entities

All Banks, building societies and investment firms

• Subject matter, scope and definitions - Capital Requirements Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (Part One, Title I) 

International banks

• International banks: The PRA’s approach to branch and subsidiary supervision (SS5/21)

Investment firms:

• Designation of investment firms for prudential supervision by the PRA (Statement of Policy)
• Notifications by and to applicant and authorised investment firms - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1945, as amended, including by the Technical Standards - (Markets In Financial Instruments Directive) (EU Exit) (No.2) Instrument 2019, Annex B
• Exhaustive list of information to be included by proposed acquirers in the notification of a proposed acquisition of a qualifying holding in an investment firm - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1946, as amended, including by the Technical Standards (Markets In Financial Instruments Directive) (EU Exit) (No.2) Instrument 2019, Annex C
• Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements (ESMA 35-43-1163)

New and Growing Banks:

• The Prudential Regulation Authority’s approach to new and growing banks (SS3/21)

Building Societies:

• Building Societies Act 1986 
• Exercising certain functions under the Building Societies Act 1986 (SS19/15)

Systemically Important Institutions: 

• O-SII Identification – The Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) Regulations 2014 (Part 5)
• The PRA’s approach to identifying other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs)  (Statement of Policy)
• G-SII Identification – PRA Standards Instrument: The Technical Standards (Specification of the methodology for the identification of G-SIIs) Instrument 2023, amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1222/2014. 

Small Domestic Deposit Takers (SDDTs)

PRA Rules

• SDDT Regime – General Application

Statements of Policy

• Operating the Small Domestic Deposit Takers (SDDT) regime (Statement of Policy)

Guidelines originally issued by European Supervisory Authorities should be read in conjunction with "Interpretation of EU Guidelines and Recommendations: Bank of England and PRA approach after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU" (Statement of Policy)

Interim Capital Regime (ICR) firms 

PRA Rules and Modifications by Consent

• SDDT Regime – General Application (Interim Capital Regime)
• Interim Capital Regime for a UK bank or building society (Modification by Consent)
• Interim Capital Regime for a CRR consolidation entity (Modification by Consent) 

Statement of Policy

• Operating the Interim Capital Regime (ICR) regime (Statement of Policy)

In July 2025, the PRA announced its intention to continue working on the basis of its proposed implementation date for the SDDT capital regime of 1 January 2027, the same date on which it plans to implement the majority of Basel 3.1. The PRA also indicated that, under the working assumption that Basel 3.1 and the Strong and Simple capital regime are going to be implemented on the same date, the ICR would no longer be required.