BEEDS

Data submission

The Bank of England Electronic Data Submission (BEEDS) portal is an online application that manages formal regulatory and statistical data submissions between PRA-authorised firms and the Bank of England. The portal enables firms to complete and submit all data submissions online. Firms can also view the information held about them by the Bank of England and keep it up to date.

The following guide explains the processes to submit data, manage users and update firm details. The guide is structured in a way that presents processes followed in the same way by all collections first. Where a collection has additional processes or information, these can be found in the Appendices. Please ensure you read the full guide and your relevant appendix before using the system.

BEEDS User guide

Please refer to your collections appendix to find your Bank of England contact details.

Data collections

Below you will find additional information for individual collections submitted via BEEDS, along with their respective documentation.

On Monday 6 September, we published a final version 1.2.0 of the Bank of England Statistics taxonomy to support the collection of statistical data previously collected in an XML format. This change was announced in Statistical Notice 2021/02.

This publication follows two Public Working Draft (PWD) publications in Q2 2021 where we offered the opportunity for feedback. A change log has been published to outline changes between PWD2 and this final publication.

The taxonomy, data point model (DPM) dictionary, annotated templates and validation rules represent the reporting requirements outlined on the Forms, definitions and validations page of the Bank of England website, and collected under the Statistical Code of Practice. Reporting requirements are unchanged as result of the migration to taxonomy version 1.2.0, and therefore our published definition documents should continue to be used. Over time the data model may be refined to ensure full alignment with these definitions.

The data point model is an extension of the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) data point model. Filings will be subject to the Bank of England Statistics XBRL filing manual, which has been published alongside this taxonomy. This manual is predominantly based on the EBA filing rules as published on the EBA website.

Given version 1.2.0 is an extensive update it is prudent to plan for a corrective release, should we receive feedback that warrants correction before the next taxonomy version. Confirmation will be given by the end of 2021 if such a release will be published or not.
This form will be used to collect data on buy-to-let lending. It will take place in three phases from 2017 Q3. It should be submitted via BEEDS.

For queries relating to BTL validation errors, plausibility checks or form definitions, please email BTL@bankofengland.co.uk.

For all other queries relating the BEEDS portal please contact BEEDSQueries@bankofengland.co.uk or +44 (0) 20 3461 5360.
The Capital+ XBRL utility Excel spreadsheets contain the Capital+ templates that can be used to generate XBRL submissions based on v2.0.0 of the UK Banking XBRL Taxonomy.
- Bank of England Banking XBRL taxonomy v2.0.0 (zip)
- Release notes for Capital+ XBRL Utility v1.1.0 (pdf)
Further information about Capital+
- Regulatory Reporting - Banking Sector
For all Capital+ queries relating to the BEEDS portal, contact BEEDS Queries: BEEDSQueries@bankofengland.co.uk or +44 (0) 20 3461 5360.

For enquiries that do not relate to the BEEDS portal, firms should liaise with their usual Bank of England contact.
Form AS and Form FV are currently the only statistical collections that use XBRL reporting technology and that subsequently share technical documentation. The ASFV taxonomy, data point model and validations all reference both collections. Where documentation relates only to a specific collection these have been included under the appropriate heading.

Find out more information about statistical reporting
- Statistical Reporting
ASFV documentation

V1.1.0 (with effect from Q1 2020 reporting)

Following Statistical Notice 2020/02 all of the below documentation has been updated from v1.0.0 and is effective from Q1 2020 reporting.
V1.0.0 (with effect from Q1 2019 reporting)
Form AS – MFI holdings of securities collection

For any queries please email dsdsecurities@bankofengland.co.uk.

V1.1.0 (with effect from Q1 2020 reporting)

Following Statistical Notice 2020/02 only the definitions and sample file have been updated from v1.0.0, both of which are effective from Q1 2020 reporting.
V1.0.0 (with effect from Q1 2019 reporting)
Form FV – Financial vehicle corporations collection

For any queries please email DSDPLteam@bankofengland.co.uk.

V1.1.0 (with effect from Q1 2020 reporting)

Following Statistical Notice 2020/02, due to few changes being made to Form FV in v1.1.0 of the taxonomy, only the sample file has been updated.
V1.0.0 (with effect from Q1 2019 reporting)
Credit unions must use the 'Bank of England Electronic Data Submission' (BEEDS) portal to submit the required quarterly and annual returns.
Please see the following document on the reporting clarifications from feedback on the BEEDS portal.
- Credit Union reporting - classifications (pdf)
For queries relating to credit union validation errors or plausibility checks, contact the Regulatory Data Group: CreditUnionReporting@bankofengland.co.uk or +44 (0) 20 3461 7775.

For all other queries, contact BEEDS Queries: BEEDSQueries@bankofengland.co.uk or +44 (0) 20 3461 5360.
- Solvency II XBRL filing manual (pdf)
Find out more information about Solvency II reporting
- Regulatory Reporting - Insurance sector
For queries relating to Solvency II XBRL validation or plausibility errors, contact the Regulatory Data Group: insurancedata@bankofengland.co.uk or +44 (0) 20 3461 7775.

For all other queries, contact BEEDS Queries: BEEDSQueries@bankofengland.co.uk or +44 (0) 20 3461 5360.

For all other enquiries, firms should liaise with their usual PRA supervisory contact.
Firms are strongly encouraged to use the Bank of England Electronic Data Submission (BEEDS) portal to submit the required regulatory returns under the non-Directive firm regime.

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Any firm wishing to make secure submissions via the BEEDS portal that has not yet notified the Bank of England should contact BEEDSQueries@bankofengland.co.uk.

Firms can also make submissions via email to insurancedata@bankofengland.co.uk.

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