The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2014

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE U.K. Persons and functions in respect of which disclosure is permitted

Person	Functions
The Treasury	Their public functions
The Secretary of State	The public functions of the Secretary of State
A Secretary of State worker	The public functions of the Secretary of State or (where different) the public functions of the Secretary of State worker
The Payment Systems Regulator	All of its functions
The FCA	All of its functions
The Bank of England	Its public functions [F1 , apart from its functions as the Prudential Regulation Authority]
The European Central Bank, or the central bank of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom	(a) Its functions as a monetary authority (b) Its functions in relation to overseeing payment systems and clearing and settlement systems
The PRA	All of its functions
A regulator worker	The functions of a regulator mentioned in this Schedule or (where different) the public functions of the regulator worker
A person appointed under section 69 of the Financial Services Act 2012 M1 to hold an inquiry into events of the type described in section 68(3A) of that Act	The person's functions in respect of that inquiry
The Chief Ombudsman appointed in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 17 M2 to FSMA 2000, and any other member of the panel of ombudsmen appointed in accordance with paragraph 4 of that Schedule
[F2 The Department of the Economy in Northern Ireland]	Its functions under any enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of participants or former participants in payment systems
A body (other than a central bank) in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom having (a) functions as a monetary authority or (b) responsibility for overseeing payment systems	Its functions as such
A body in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom that exercises functions similar to those of the Treasury, the FCA, the PRA or the Payment Systems Regulator in relation to payment systems	Its functions as such
The Bank for International Settlements	Its functions as such
The body known as the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers	All of its functions
The Competition and Markets Authority	Its functions as such
A body in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom that exercises functions as a competition authority	Its functions as such
The Office of Communications	Its functions as such
[F3 The Comptroller and Auditor General	(a) That person’s function under section 6 of the National Audit Act 1983 of carrying out examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the FCA or the Payment Systems Regulator has used its resources in discharging its functions (b) That person’s function of carrying out examinations under section 7D of the Bank of England Act 1998
The National Audit Office	Functions for which it is responsible by virtue of section 22 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 in relation to— (i) examinations under section 6 of the National Audit Act 1983 in respect of the FCA or the Payment Systems Regulator; or (ii) examinations under section 7D of the Bank of England Act 1998]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. inserted (1.3.2017) by The Bank of England and Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/80), reg. 1, Sch. para. 42

F2 Words in Sch. substituted (27.3.2019) by The Public Record, Disclosure of Information and Co-operation (Financial Services) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/681), regs. 1(2), 15(2)

F3 Words in Sch. inserted (12.4.2017) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/456), regs. 1, 3

Marginal Citations

M1 2012 c. 21. Section 68(3A) was inserted by section 105 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013.

M2 Various amendments have been made to Schedule 17, none of which is relevant here.