Establishment of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee - CP/EDMC2016

This consultation responds directly to a recommendation from HM Treasury (HMT) regarding the PRA’s enforcement decision making processes within HMT’s Review of enforcement decision-making at the financial services regulators (the HMT Review). The focus of the HMT Review recommendations was on the transparency, fairness, effectiveness and speed of the FCA’s and the PRA’s enforcement decision-making processes. 
 
This consultation goes beyond the recommendations set out in the HMT Review by extending the proposed EDMC model across all regulatory areas where the Bank has been granted enforcement powers consistently. At the time of consultation, these areas are the PRA, FMI and Resolution.
 
The Bank also proposes to use the EDMC in enforcement cases in relation to Scottish and Northern Ireland banknotes issuance by the banks that are authorised to issue their own banknotes (the authorised banks). On the basis of the relatively limited number of authorised banks and the distinct nature of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote regime, the Bank will conduct a separate consultation with the authorised banks.
 
This consultation is part of a wider process to produce a consolidated and comprehensive external policy statement on the Bank’s enforcement processes. The Bank aims to publish this guidance during the course of 2017. 
 
This consultation on the establishment of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee will be of interest to all authorised firms and their professional advisers involved in providing financial services. 
 

Responses and next steps

Please address responses, comments or enquiries by Friday 21 October 2016 to: 
 
Ref: CP/EDMC2016 
Regulatory Action Division
Prudential Regulation Authority 
20 Moorgate 
London EC2R 6DA
 
Email: CP_2016EDMC@bankofengland.co.uk

Consultation paper