Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

[F1 Cash access policy statement U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 8B inserted (29.8.2023) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(2)(c), Sch. 8 para. 1

131P Cash access policy statement U.K.

(1) The Treasury must prepare a cash access policy statement.

(2) A “cash access policy statement” is a statement of the policies of His Majesty’s Government concerning cash access services in the United Kingdom, or a part of the United Kingdom.

(3) The reference to cash access services in subsection (2) includes free cash access services.

(4) Policies may be stated in relation to, among other things—

(a) cash deposit services and cash withdrawal services;

(b) services provided in relation to current accounts of different descriptions;

(c) services provided in predominantly urban areas and services provided in predominantly rural areas.

(5) In preparing a cash access policy statement, the Treasury must—

(a) consult the FCA, and

(b) have regard to any report provided under section 131Q.

(6) The Treasury must publish a cash access policy statement in such manner as they consider appropriate.

(7) The Treasury—

(a) must keep the cash access policy statement under review;

(b) may prepare a revised statement (and subsections (5) and (6) apply in relation to any revised statement).

131Q Provision of reports to assist the Treasury U.K.

(1) The FCA must, on a request from the Treasury, prepare and send to the Treasury a report on a matter specified in the request.

(2) The Treasury may only make a request under this section for a report that they reasonably require in connection with—

(a) the preparation of a cash access policy statement (see section 131P), or

(b) a decision whether or not to designate a person for the purposes of this Part (see section 131R).

(3) A request for a report under this section—

(a) must be made in writing, and

(b) may require the FCA to send the report to the Treasury within such reasonable period as may be specified in the request (or such other period as may be agreed).

(4) Nothing in section 348, or in regulations made under section 349, is to be taken as preventing or restricting the ability of the FCA to disclose information to the Treasury for the purposes of this section.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to information provided to the FCA by a regulatory authority outside the United Kingdom.]