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21Sustainability disclosure requirementsU.K.
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(1)FSMA 2000 is amended as follows.

(2)After section 416 insert—

Sustainability disclosure requirementsU.K.
416ASDR policy statement

(1)The Treasury may prepare an SDR policy statement.

(2)An “SDR policy statement” is a statement of the policies of His Majesty’s Government concerning disclosure requirements in connection with matters relating to sustainability.

(3)In preparing an SDR policy statement, the Treasury must consult the regulators.

(4)The Treasury must publish any SDR policy statement in such manner as they consider appropriate.

(5)The Treasury—

(a)must keep any SDR policy statement under review;

(b)may prepare a revised statement (and subsections (3) and (4) apply in relation to any revised statement);

(c)may withdraw any SDR policy statement.

(6)The Treasury may request a regulator to provide them with a report on any matter that the Treasury require in connection with the preparation of an SDR policy statement.

(7)A request for a report under subsection (6)—

(a)must be made in writing, and

(b)may require a regulator 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).

(8)A regulator must comply with a request under subsection (6).

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

(10)Subsection (9) does not apply in relation to information provided to a regulator by a regulatory authority outside the United Kingdom.

416BFCA and PRA rules etc

(1)When making rules or issuing guidance in connection with disclosure concerning matters relating to sustainability, a regulator must have regard to any SDR policy statement (within the meaning of section 416A) that the Treasury have published and not withdrawn.

(2)For the purposes of this section, matters relating to sustainability include matters relating to—

(a)the environment, including climate change,

(b)social, community and human rights issues,

(c)tackling corruption and bribery, and

(d)governance, so far as relevant to matters within paragraphs (a) to (c).

(3)In Schedule 1ZA (the Financial Conduct Authority), in paragraph 11 (annual report), in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)after paragraph (ha) insert—

(hc)how it has satisfied the requirement in section 138EA(2) so far as regarding disclosure requirements in connection with matters relating to sustainability;;

(b)after paragraph (ia) insert—

(ib)how it has satisfied the requirement in section 416B to have regard to any SDR policy statement of the Treasury published and not withdrawn under section 416A (sustainability disclosure requirements: policy statement);.

(4)In Schedule 1ZB (the Prudential Regulation Authority), in paragraph 19 (annual report), in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)after paragraph (e) insert—

(ea)how it has satisfied the requirement in section 138EA(2) so far as regarding disclosure requirements in connection with matters relating to sustainability;;

(b)after paragraph (fa) insert—

(fb)how it has satisfied the requirement in section 416B to have regard to any SDR policy statement of the Treasury under section 416A (sustainability disclosure requirements: policy statement), and.

Commencement Information

I1S. 21 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 86(3)

I2S. 21 in force at 1.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1382, reg. 9(1)(a)

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