| Data to be reported: | UK-owned banking groups’ worldwide exposures, broken down by country, sector, origin of claim, risk transfers, and maturity |
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| Who has to report: |
As required by the DSD/PRA based on institution/group external business |
| Data uses: |
Multiple, including:
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| Frequency: |
Quarterly
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| Coverage: | Go to reporting criteria to find detailed calculations used to determine eligibility |
Firms need to report figures as at the last calendar day of the reporting period.
Go to reporting criteria to download deadlines for all returns for all available years.
| Reporting period | Reporters impacted | Deadline (5pm UK time) |
Concessionary deadline (5pm UK time) |
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Deadlines for 2026 will be released in October 2025.
This return captures UK-owned banking groups’ consolidated worldwide exposures.
The consolidation perimeter covers all UK and foreign related group entities whose business is financial and whose prime function is to grant credit or whose assets are largely of types that fall under the definition of claims for form CE reporting purposes (see further below). Note that intra-group claims and liabilities arising between related group entities covered by the report should be excluded.
The form collects a breakdown of exposures by counterpart country, counterpart sector, origin of claim, maturity, risk transfers, and currency. The types of claims covered are:
You can find detailed instructions in the documents below.
| Document | Notes for CE reporters | Last updated |
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| BoE statistics data point model (DPM) 1.3.0 (ZIP) |
A folder containing two documents for defining all statistical reporting: annotated templates and a data dictionary The Table of Contents worksheet in the annotated templates shows reporting templates relating to form CE |
24 Oct 2022 |
| CE definitions (PDF) | Includes details of what’s in scope and definitions of CE-specific terms | 4 Apr 2014 |
| Form CE FAQs (PDF) | Answers to frequently asked questions regarding Form CE |
3 Apr 2014 |
| BoE statistics validations 1.3.0 (XLSX) |
Business validations for cross-checking data points within form CE and the suite of other statistical returns View column O for a clearly worded description |
24 Oct 2022 |
| Document | Notes for all reporters | Last updated |
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| Classification of accounts guide (PDF) |
Includes detailed guidance on how to classify counterparties plus country lists | 24 Apr 2024 |
| General notes and definitions (PDF) | Includes an introduction to preparing returns and definitions of common terms | 24 Apr 2024 |
These documents were used as part of a previous reporting method (XML) and are no longer applicable to XBRL reporting. They are still available to help firms as we transition to the new ways of working.
For help with CE instructions: DSDIntl@bankofengland.co.uk
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