Authorisations

Firms and individuals must apply to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) for authorisation to carry out any of the activities that we regulate. There are also certain changes that they must either apply to or notify us about.

PRA Authorisations Performance Report 

The Financial Services and Market Act 2000 requires us to make decisions relating to the authorisations processes within set timeframes. The statutory service standards and performance against the deadlines are outlined in this report.

This page was last updated 13 February 2026