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CONC 12.1.3R04/08/2014

The modules or parts of the modules of the appropriate regulator'sHandbook of rules and guidance or of a Regulatory Guide3 listed in the table in CONC 12.1.4 R to this chapter:(1) do not apply, to the extent set out in the table, to a person with an interim permission with respect to the carrying on of a credit-related regulated activity or operating an electronic system in relation to lending5; or (2) are to apply to such a person with respect to the carrying on of a credit-related

CONC 12.1.4R10/12/2018

Table: Disapplied or modified modules or provisions of the Handbook

Module	Disapplication or modification
Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Control sourcebook (SYSC) [FCA]	SYSC 6.1.4C R (requirement of debt management firm or credit repair firm to appoint a compliance officer) does not apply to a firm with an interim permission. SYSC 6.3.8 R (responsibility for anti-money laundering systems and controls) does not apply to a firm with only an interim permission. SYSC 6.3.9 R (requirement to appoint a money laundering reporting officer) does not apply to a firm with only an interim permission.
Fees manual (FEES) [FCA]	The Fees manual does not apply in respect of the fee provided for in FEES 8.1.1R (1), except for the rules and guidance in FEES 2.3 and FEES 8.1.
3Threshold Conditions (COND)	Guidance applies with necessary modifications to reflect Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2013 (see Note 1).
3Threshold Conditions (COND)	Note 1	A firm is treated as having an interim permission on and after 1 April 2014 to carry on credit-related regulated activity 4 or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013 if it met the conditions set out in Chapter 4 of Part 8 of that Order. Section 55B(3) of the Act (satisfaction of threshold conditions) does not require the FCA or PRA to ensure that the firm will satisfy, and continue to satisfy, in relation to the credit-related regulated activities 4 or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 for which it has an interim permission, the threshold conditions for which that regulator is responsible. The FCA or PRA can, however, exercise its power under section 55J of the Act (variation or cancellation on initiative of regulator) or under section 55L of the Act (in the case of the FCA) or section 55M of the Act (in the case of the PRA) (imposition of requirements by the regulator) in relation to a firm if, among other things, it appears to the FCA or PRA that the firm is failing, or is likely to fail, to satisfy the threshold conditions in relation to the credit-related regulated activities 4 or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 for which it has an interim permission for which the regulator is responsible. The guidance 4 in COND should be read accordingly. 4 4 4 4
3Client Assets (CASS)	CASS does not apply with respect to credit-related regulated activity to a firm with7: (1) only an interim permission; or (2) an interim permission that is treated as a variation of permission; if the firm acts in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3.42 and 3.43 of the Debt management (and credit repair services) guidance (OFT366rev) previously issued by the Office of Fair Trading, as they were in effect immediately before 1 April 2014. 7 7 5 7 7
3Supervision manual (SUP)	SUP 3 (Auditors), SUP 10A (FCA Approved persons), SUP 10C (FCA senior managers11 regime for approved persons in SMCR firms11) and SUP 12 (Appointed representatives) (see Note 2) do not apply: (1) to a firm with only an interim permission; or (2) with respect to a credit-related regulated activity or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 for which a firm has an interim permission that is treated as a variation of permission,7 except that SUP 3.10 and SUP 3.11 apply to a firm in relation to its designated investment business that comprises operating an electronic system in relation to lending.7 8 7
	Note 2	A firm may not be a principal in relation to a regulated activity for which it has interim permission. A firm with interim permission may, however, be an appointed representative in relation to a regulated activity which it does not have interim permission to carry on (article 59 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2013).
	SUP 6 (Applications to vary and cancel Part 4A permission and to impose, vary or cancel requirements) applies: (1) with necessary modifications to reflect Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2013 (see Note 3); (2) with the modifications to SUP 6.3.15D9 and SUP 6.4.5D9 set out in paragraph 1.2 of this Schedule.
	Note 3	If a firm with interim permission applies to the appropriate regulator under section 55A of the Act for Part 4A permission to carry on a regulated activity or under section 55H or 55I of the Act to vary a Part 4A permission that the firm has otherwise than by virtue of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2013 by adding a regulated activity to those to which the permission relates, the application may be treated by the appropriate regulator as relating also to some or all of the regulated activities for which the firm has interim permission.
	SUP 11 (Controllers and close links) does not apply to a firm with only an interim permission (see Note 4).
	Note 4	A firm is not to be regarded as an authorised person for the purposes of Part 12 of the Act (control over authorised person) if it has only an interim permission (see article 59 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2013).
	For a firm with only an interim permission (1) SUP 15.5.1 R, SUP 15.5.2 G, SUP 15.5.4 R, SUP 15.5.5 R are modified so that the words "reasonable advance", "and the date on which the firm intends to implement the change of name" and "and the date of the change" are omitted; and (2) SUP 15.7.1 R, SUP 15.7.4 R and SUP 15.7.5A R are modified so that a notification of a change in name, address or telephone number must be made using the online Consumer Credit Interim Permissions system available on the FCA's website. (3) If in a notification to the FCA the firm is required to enter its FRN number it must include it interim permission number.
	SUP 16 (Reporting requirements) does not apply to a firm with only an interim permission except for SUP 16.14.10 7 7 7 6
	SUP 16.11 and SUP 16.12 apply to a firm, which was an authorised person immediately before 1 April 2014, with an interim permission that is treated as a variation of permission with respect to credit-related regulated activity or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 as if the changes to SUP 16.11 and SUP 16.12 effected by the Consumer Credit (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Instrument 2014 had not been made.10 6
3Disputes Resolution: Complaints sourcebook (DISP)	DISP 1.10 (Complaints reporting rules) and DISP 1.10A (Complaints data publication rules) do not apply to a person with only an interim permission.
3Disputes Resolution: Complaints sourcebook (DISP)	DISP 1.10 (Complaints reporting rules) and DISP 1.10A (Complaints data publication rules) apply to a firm, which was an authorised person immediately before 1 April 2014, with an interim permission that is treated as a variation of permission with respect to credit-related regulated activity or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 as if the changes to DISP 1.10 and DISP 1.10A effected by the Consumer Credit (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Instrument 2014 had not been made.
3Consumer Credit sourcebook (CONC)	CONC 10 (Prudential requirements for debt management firms) does not apply: (1) to a firm with only an interim permission; or (2) with respect to credit-related regulated activity or operating an electronic system in relation to lending 5 for which a firm has an interim permission that is treated as a variation of permission.
3Perimeter Guidance manual (PERG)	For a firm only with an interim permission, PERG 5.11.13 G is modified so that following the words "which does not otherwise consist of carrying on regulated activities" is added "(other than a regulated activity carried on by a firm only with an interim permission listed in article 59A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities)(Amendment)(No.2) Order 2013 (SI 2013/1881) which is to be disregarded for this purpose)". Article 59A enables a firm with only an interim permission which would be able to benefit from article 72B of the Regulated Activities Order, but for carrying on the new consumer credit regulated activities to continue to do so.

CONC 7.6.2AR28/09/2015

(1) 2This rule applies where the terms of a regulated credit agreement or a P2P agreement do not provide for a continuous payment authority and it is proposed that a customer will grant a continuous payment authority to:(a) a lender or a person who has permission to carry on the activity of operating an electronic system in relation to lending; or(b) a debt collector¸ provided that the debt collector is acting under an arrangement with the lender or the person who has permission

CONC 7.6.2BG28/09/2015

(1) 2Where a regulated credit agreement or a P2P agreement does not incorporate the terms of a continuous payment authority, CONC 7.6.2AR enables a continuous payment authority to be put in place (for example, for a repayment plan) without necessarily requiring an amendment to the agreement. But CONC 7.6.2AR applies only where the customer is in arrears or default, and the creation of the continuous payment authority supports the fair treatment of the customer and facilitates

DISP 1.10.1R29/07/2022

618(1) Unless (2) applies, twice a year a firm must provide the FCA with a complete report concerning complaints received from eligible complainants.10618(2) If a firm:13(a) has permission to carry on only credit-related regulated activities or operating an electronic system in relation to lending and has revenue arising from those activities that is less than or equal to £5,000,000 a year; or13(b) has permission to carry on only:1413(i) 14regulated claims management activities;

DISP 1.10.4AR01/04/2019

If a firm is one to which DISP 1.10.1R(2) applies,13 the relevant reporting period is the year immediately following the firm'saccounting reference date.10

SUP 16.12.4R01/08/2022

Table of applicable rules containing data items 4, frequency and submission periods

(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)
RAGnumber	Regulated Activities	Provisions containing:
RAGnumber	Regulated Activities	applicabledata items	reporting frequency/ period	due date32 32
	27 12 12	37
RAG 1	• accepting deposits • meeting of repayment claims 76 • managing dormant asset funds (including the investment of such funds)93 76	RAG 1 firms should complete their prudential reporting requirements as set out in the PRA Rulebook.76
RAG 2.1	• effecting contracts of insurance • carrying out contracts of insurance • entering as provider into a funeral plan contract 88• carrying out a funeral plan contract as provider	71 RAG 2.1 firms should complete their prudential reporting requirements as set out in the PRA Rulebook except firms carrying out funeral plan provision activities in relation to which SUP 16.12.8AR applies.88 2	71 2	71 2
RAG 2.2	• managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyds syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyds • advising on syndicate participation at Lloyds • arranging deals in contracts of insurance written at Lloyds	SUP 16.12.9 R2	SUP 16.12.9 R2	SUP 16.12.9 R2
RAG 3	• dealing in investment as principal • dealing in investments as agent • advising on investments (except P2P agreements) 67 (excluding retail investment activities) • arranging (bringing about) deals in investments (excluding retail investment activities) • advising on P2P agreements (when carried on exclusively with or for professional clients)67	SUP 16.12.10 R2 SUP 16.12.11 R78 89 37 37	SUP 16.12.10 R2SUP 16.12.12 R78 37	SUP 16.12.10 R2SUP 16.12.13 R
RAG 4	• managing investments • establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme • establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme • establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme2 • managing an AIF 38 • managing a UK UCITS 82 • operating an electronic system in relation to lending (FCA-authorised persons only)48 38 38 38 5	SUP 16.12.14 R2 SUP 16.12.15 R78 89 37 37	SUP 16.12.14 R2SUP 16.12.16 R78 37	SUP 16.12.14 R2SUP 16.12.17 R
RAG 5	• home finance administration or home finance providing activity 11 • the activity of a P2P platform operator facilitating a home finance transaction, where the lender or provider does not require permission to enter into the transaction83 11	76SUP 16.12.18BR 37 and SUP 16.12.18C R58 2 58	76SUP 16.12.18BR 37 and SUP 16.12.18C R58 2 58	76SUP 16.12.18BR 37 and SUP 16.12.18C R58 2 58
RAG 6	• safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging) • arranging safeguarding and administration of assets • acting as trustee or depositary of an AIF 38 • acting as trustee or depositary of a UK UCITS 82 38 40 38 38	SUP 16.12.19A R2	SUP 16.12.20 R2	SUP 16.12.21 R2
RAG 7	• retail investment activities • advising on P2P agreements (except when carried on exclusively with or for professional clients)67 • advising on pensions transfers & opt-outs • arranging (bringing about deals) in retail investments	SUP 16.12.22A R89 37 78 37	SUP 16.12.23A R78 37 37	SUP 16.12.24AR78
RAG 8	• making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments • operating a multilateral trading facility4 • operating an organised trading facility35	SUP 16.12.25AR89 80 37 78 37	SUP 16.12.26 R	SUP 16.12.27 R
RAG 9	• home finance mediation activity 14 • insurance distribution activity 84 (non-investment insurance contracts)88• funeral plan distribution 14	SUP 16.12.28A R14	SUP 16.12.28A R14	SUP 16.12.28A R14
RAG 10	• the activities of an RIE 97 97	SUP 16.12.29 G2	SUP 16.12.29 G2	SUP 16.12.29 G2 32
32 RAG 11 81	bidding in emissions auctions 87 81	SUP 16.12.29AR87 81	SUP 16.12.29AR87 81	SUP 16.12.29AR87 81
47 RAG 12 71	• credit-related regulated activity	SUP 16.12.29C R	SUP 16.12.29C R	SUP 16.12.29C R

SUP 16.12.29CR13/04/2018

47The applicable data items, reporting frequencies and submission deadlines referred to in SUP 16.12.4 R are set out in the table below. Reporting frequencies are calculated from a firm's accounting reference date, unless indicated otherwise. The due dates are the last day of the periods given in the table below following the relevant reporting frequency period.

Description of data item	Data item (note 1)	Frequency		Submission deadline
		Annual revenue from credit-related regulated activities up to and including £5 million (note 2)	Annual revenue from credit-related regulated activities over £5 million
Financial data (note 3)	CCR001	Annually	Half yearly	30 business days
Volumes (note 4)	CCR002	Annually	Half yearly	30 business days
Lenders (note 5)	CCR003	Annually	Half yearly	30 business days
Debt management (note 6)	CCR004	Annually	Half yearly	30 business days
Client Money & Assets (note 7)	CCR005	Annually	Half yearly	30 business days
Debt collection (note 8)	CCR006	Annually	Half yearly	30 business days
Key data (note 9)	CCR007	Annually	Annually	30 business days56
56Credit broking websites (note 10)	73	73 60	73 60	[deleted]73
Note 1	When submitting the required data item, a firm must use the format of the data item set out in SUP 16 Annex 38A50. Guidance notes for the completion of the data items is set out in SUP 16 Annex 38B50.
Note 2	References to revenue in SUP 16.12.29C R in relation to any firm do not include the amount of any repayment of any credit provided by that firm as lender.
Note 3	(a) Subject to (b) to (d) below, this data item applies to all credit firms. (b) This data item does not apply to a firm if the only credit-related regulated activity for which it has permission is operating an electronic system in relation to lending. (c) This data item does not apply to a firm required to submit a Balance Sheet, Income Statement or Capital Adequacy data item from a RAG other than RAG 12. (d) This data item does not apply to a firm with limited permission unless it is a not-for-profit debt advice body and at any point in the last 12 months has held £1 million or more in client money or as the case may be, projects that it will hold £1million or more in client money in the next 12 months.
Note 4	(a) Subject to (b) below, this data item applies to all credit firms. (b) This data item does not apply to a firm with limited permission unless it is a not-for-profit debt advice body and at any point in the last 12 months has held £1 million or more in client money or as the case may be, projects that it will hold £1million or more in client money in the next 12 months.
Note 5	This data item applies to all firms with permission for entering into a regulated credit agreement as lender or exercising, or having the right to exercise, the lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement.
Note 6	(a) Subject to (b) to (d) below, this data item applies to a debt management firm and to a not-for-profit debt advice body that at any point in the last 12 months has held £1 million or more in client money or, as the case may be, projects that it will hold £1million or more in client money in the next 12 months. (b) This data item does not apply to a firm with limited permission other than a not-for-profit debt advice body within (a). (c) This data item does not apply to a firm required to submit a Capital Adequacy data item from a RAG other than RAG 12, or under SUP 16.13, unless (d) applies (d) Where a firm is required to submit a Capital Adequacy data item from a RAG other than RAG 12 or under SUP 16.13 but the firm's highest capital requirement derives from its activity under RAG 12, the firm should submit both CCR004 and the Capital Adequacy data item required from the RAG other than RAG 12 or SUP 16.13.
Note 7	This data item applies to a CASS debt management firm, unless the firm is subject to a requirement imposed under section 55L of the Act stating that it must not hold client money, or such a requirement to the same effect76.
Note 8	This data item applies to a firm with permission to carry on debt collecting or operating an electronic system in relation to lending.
Note 980	(a) Subject to (b) and (c) below, this data item applies to a firm that has limited permission. (b) This data item does not apply to an authorised professional firm that is a CASS debt management firm. Such a firm is instead required to submit the other data items in SUP 16.12.29C R as appropriate. (c) This data item does not apply to a not-for-profit debt advice body that at any point in the last 12 months has held £1 million or more in client money or, as the case may be, projects that it will hold £1million or more in client money in the next 12 months. Such a not-for-profit debt advice body is instead required to submit data items CCR001, CCR002, CCR004 and CCR005.56
56Note 10	[deleted]73 68 68
60Note 11	[deleted]73

CONC 6.7.1R25/11/2020

(1) This section applies to a firm with respect to consumer credit lending.(2) CONC 6.7.17 R to CONC 6.7.26 R also apply to a firm with respect to operating an electronic system in relation to lending in relation to a borrower under a P2P agreement and references in those provisions to a firm refinancing an agreement refer to any action taken by an operator of an electronic system in relation to lending which has the result that a P2P agreement is refinanced.(3) 7CONC 6.7.3AR

CONC 6.7.20R25/10/2021

Before a firm agrees to refinance high-cost short-term credit, it must: (1) give or send an information sheet to the customer; and(2) where reasonably practicable to do so, bring the sheet to the attention of the customer before the refinance;in the form of the arrears information sheet issued by the FCA referred to in section 86A of the CCA with the following modifications:(3) for the title and first two sentences 16 of the information sheet substitute:“High-cost short-term loansFailing

CONC 5A.5.1R02/01/2015

This section applies to: (1) a firm with respect to consumer credit lending; (2) a firm with respect to debt administration; (3) a firm with respect to debt collecting; or (4) a firm with respect to operating an electronic system in relation to lending.

CONC 7.19.1R01/04/2014

This section applies to a firm with respect to operating an electronic system in relation to lending in relation to a borrower under a P2P agreement.

CONC 3.1.3R01/04/2014

This chapter, unless a rule in CONC 3 specifies differently, applies to:(1) a communication with a customer in relation to a credit agreement;(2) the communication or approval for communication of a financial promotion in relation to a credit agreement;(3) a communication with a customer in relation to credit broking;(4) the communication or approval for communication of a financial promotion in relation to credit broking;(5) a communication with a borrower or a prospective borrower

PERG 8.36.3G29/07/2022

Table Controlled activities

1.	Accepting deposits
2.	Effecting and carrying out contracts of insurance
3.	Dealing in securities, structured deposits11and contractually based investments
4.	Arranging deals in investments
4A.4	Operating a multilateral trading facility4 10
104B.	Credit broking
104C.	Operating an electronic system in relation to lending
114D.	Operating an organised trading facility
5.	Managing investments10
105A.	Debt adjusting
105B.	Debt counselling
6.	Safeguarding and administering investments
7.	Advising on investments
8.	Advising on syndicate participation at Lloyd's
9.	Entering into13 funeral plan contracts
9A.	Carrying out funeral plan contracts13
10.	Providing qualifying credit
11.3 3	Arranging qualifying credit etc
12.3 3	Advising on qualifying credit etc10
1012A.	Providing relevant consumer credit
1012B.	Providing consumer hire
313.	Providing a home reversion plan
314.	Arranging a home reversion plan
315.	Advising on a home reversion plan
316.	Providing a home purchase plan
317.	Arranging a home purchase plan
318.	Advising on a home purchase plan
718A.	Providing a regulated sale and rent back agreement
718B.	Arranging a regulated sale and rent back agreement
718C.	Advising on a regulated sale and rent back agreement
19.3 3	Agreeing to do anything in 3 to 18C7 above 3 7

DISP 1.10A.1R29/07/2022

(1) 1Unless (1A) applies to the firm, where,27 in accordance with DISP 1.10.1 R, a firm submits a report to the FCA reporting 500 or more complaints, it must publish a summary of the complaints data contained in that report (the complaints data summary).27(1A) (a) This paragraph applies to a firm which:(i) has permission to carry on only credit-related regulated activities or to operate an electronic system in relation to lending3; and(ii) has revenue arising from those activities3

PERG 2.3.2G29/07/2022

There is power in the Act for the Treasury to change the meaning of the business element by including or excluding certain things. They have exercised this power (see the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Carrying on Regulated Activities by Way of Business) Order 2001 (SI 2001/1177), as amended from time to time)12. The result is that the business element differs depending on the activity in question. This in part reflects certain differences in the nature of the activities:35553(1)

SYSC 1.4.2R31/03/2022

A contravention of a rule in SYSC 11 to 2SYSC 14, SYSC 18 to10SYSC 21,7SYSC 22.8.1R, SYSC 22.9.1R or to 9SYSC 288 does not give rise to a right of action by a private person under section 138D of the Act (and each of those rules is specified under section 138D(3) of the Act as a provision giving rise to no such right of action). 34437

DISP 2.7.6R01/08/2022

To be an eligible complainant a person must also have a complaint which arises from matters relevant to one or more of the following relationships with the respondent:127(1) the complainant is (or was) a customer,629payment service user3 or electronic money holder629 of the respondent;(2) the complainant is (or was) a potential customer,629payment service user3 or electronic money holder629 of the respondent;(2A) the complainant is (or was) a payer in a payment transaction in

CONC 4.6.1R01/04/2014

(1) This section applies to:(a) a firm with respect to consumer credit lending; or(b) a firm with respect to consumer hiring; or(c) a firm with respect to operating an electronic system in relation to lending in relation to a prospective borrower under a P2P agreement.

CONC 1.2.4G04/08/2014

The credit-related regulated activities comprise consumer credit lending, credit broking, debt counselling, debt adjusting, debt administration, debt collecting, providing credit information services, providing credit references, operating an electronic system in relation to lending (but, other than in FEES and SUP, only insofar as it relates to a borrower or prospective borrower under a P2P agreement)1 and consumer hiring.

DISP 2.8.10G29/08/2017

713Where a complaint meets the requirements of DISP 2.8.9R(2)(d), those parts of the complaint that relate to the grounds of rejection of the claim are not subject to the restriction in DISP 2.8.9R(1) on an Ombudsman considering the complaint.

CONC 3.10.1R01/07/2014

This section applies:(1) to a financial promotion in relation to consumer credit lending, credit broking, debt counselling, debt adjusting, operating an electronic system in relation to lending1in relation to prospective borrowers or borrowers1under P2P agreements;1(2) in relation to the communication of a financial promotion that is not in writing.

CONC 5A.3.1R02/01/2015

This section applies to: (1) a firm with respect to consumer credit lending; (2) a firm with respect to debt administration; (3) a firm with respect to debt collecting; or(4) a firm with respect to operating an electronic system in relation to lending.

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