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Bail-in powers implementation (including draft secondary legislation)

A consultation on the implementation of the bail-in powers introduced by the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
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This consultation seeks views on three draft Orders required for bail-in implementation. They are:

  • the application of bail-in to building societies
  • the safeguards to protect certain financial arrangements from bail-in powers
  • the mandatory compensation arrangements to ensure no creditor is left in a worse position following bail-in that they would have been in insolvency

The consultation also seeks industry views on three other issues:

  • a proposal to align the creditor hierarchy of banks and building societies through early transposition of the depositor preference provisions on the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD)
  • a proposal to implement changes to the Financial Collateral Arrangements Directive (FCAD) as set out in the BRRD
  • applying the bail-in tool to banking group companies
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