http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/349/2016-03-21Financial Services and Markets Act 2000An Act to make provision about the regulation of financial services and markets; to provide for the transfer of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies, industrial and provident societies and certain other mutual societies; and for connected purposes.2000-06-15texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-07Expert Participation2016-03-21
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 86(9A)The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 8(9)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 87A(11)The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 10(5)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 124(10)(c)(i)The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 5(11)(b)reg. 1(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 129(7)(a)The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 5(12)(a)(i)reg. 1(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 129(7)(c)The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 5(12)(a)(ii)reg. 1(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 11A para. 5(3)The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 38(5)(b)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 17A para. 12The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 13(1)reg. 1(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 2A para. 19(2)(b)(iia)Financial Services and Markets Act 2023Sch. 10 para. 19(a)s. 86(1)(e)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Pt. 20CBank of England and Financial Services Act 2016s. 30(3)s. 41(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 2A 2BFinancial Services Act 2021s. 23(10)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 31(1)(aa)Financial Services Act 2021s. 22(2)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 32AFinancial Services Act 2021s. 22(3)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 36A and cross-headingFinancial Services Act 2021s. 22(4)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 32AFinancial Services Act 2021s. 23(10)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 2AFinancial Services Act 2021s. 23(10)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 2BFinancial Services Act 2021s. 23(10)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 2BFinancial Services Act 2021Sch. 7s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 71J and cross-headingFinancial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 4s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 214(5A)Financial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 8s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 367AFinancial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 10s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 395(13)(bc)-(be)Financial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 12(2)(b)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 395(13)(h)(i)Financial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 12(2)(c)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 395(14)Financial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 12(3)s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 1ZA para. 32(c) and wordFinancial Services Act 2021Sch. 8 para. 18s. 49(5)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000ActWater Act 2014s. 79(4)s. 94(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000ActWater Act 2014s. 81(10)s. 94(3)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 398(8)The Securitisation Regulations 2024reg. 34(7)reg. 34(8)(f)reg. 52(3) Sch. 3reg. 2(1)(e)(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 427A(3)Enterprise Act 2002 (repealed)Enterprise Act 2002Sch. 17 para. 59s. 249(1)-(3)s. 279Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 144B(3)The Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026reg. 9(3)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 192O(1A)The Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026reg. 10(7)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 192Q(5)The Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026reg. 11(b)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000s. 417(1B)-(1E)The Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026reg. 15(3)reg. 1(2)Financial Services and Markets Act 2000Sch. 19DThe Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026Sch.reg. 1(2)
Part XXIII Public Record, Disclosure of Information and Co-operation Disclosure of information Exceptions from section 348.3491Section 348 does not prevent a disclosure of confidential information which is—amade for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of a public function; andbpermitted by regulations made by the Treasury under this section.2The regulations may, in particular, make provision permitting the disclosure of confidential information or of confidential information of a prescribed kind—aby prescribed recipients, or recipients of a prescribed description, to any person for the purpose of enabling or assisting the recipient to discharge prescribed public functions;bby prescribed recipients, or recipients of a prescribed description, to prescribed persons, or persons of prescribed descriptions, for the purpose of enabling or assisting those persons to discharge prescribed public functions;cby the FCA or the PRA to the Treasury or the Secretary of State for any purpose;dby any recipient if the disclosure is with a view to or in connection with prescribed proceedings.3The regulations may also include provision—amaking any permission to disclose confidential information subject to conditions (which may relate to the obtaining of consents or any other matter);brestricting the uses to which confidential information disclosed under the regulations may be put.3ASection 348 does not apply to—athe disclosure by a recipient to which subsection (3B) applies of confidential information disclosed to it by the FCA or the PRA in reliance on subsection (1);bthe disclosure of such information by a person obtaining it directly or indirectly from a recipient to which subsection (3B) applies.3BThis subsection applies to—athe Panel on Takeovers and Mergers;ban authority designated as a supervisory authority for the purposes of Article 4.1 of the Takeovers Directive;cany other person or body that exercises public functions, under legislation in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, that are similar to the functions of the FCA or the PRA or those of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers.4In relation to confidential information, each of the following is a “recipient”—aa primary recipient;ba person obtaining the information directly or indirectly from a primary recipient.5“Public functions” includes—afunctions conferred by or in accordance with any provision contained in any enactment or subordinate legislation;bfunctions conferred by or in accordance with any provision contained in the EU Treaties or any EU instrument;csimilar functions conferred on persons by or under provisions having effect as part of the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;dfunctions exercisable in relation to prescribed disciplinary proceedings.6“Enactment” includes—aan Act of the Scottish Parliament;bNorthern Ireland legislation.7“Subordinate legislation” has the meaning given in the Interpretation Act 1978 and also includes an instrument made under an Act of the Scottish Parliament or under Northern Ireland legislation.8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 349 extended (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3648, arts. 1, 3(2), 4, 5(2), 7(2)S. 349 modified (17.8.2001 for certain purposes otherwise 1.12.2001) by 1986 c. 53, s. 53A as substituted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 8, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 152; S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)S. 349 modified (17.8.2001 for certain purposes otherwise 1.12.2001) by 1992 c. 40 (as substituted (17.8.2001 for certain purposes otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2617, arts. 2, 8, 13(1), Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 78; S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)S. 349 wholly in force at 18.6.2001; s. 349 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 431(2); s. 349 in force for certain purposes at 25.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/516, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2; s. 349 in force in so far as not already in force at 18.6.2001 by S.I. 2001/1820, art. 2, Sch.S. 349 applied (20.4.2003) by The Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1102), regs. 16(2), 50(3) (with reg. 3)S. 349 modified (20.4.2003) by The Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1102), reg. 50(4) (with reg. 3)S. 349 applied (18.2.2004) by The Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/353), reg. 16(2)(3) (with reg. 3)S. 349 applied (with modifications) (18.2.2004) by The Insurers (Reorganisation and Winding Up) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/353), reg. 50(3)-(6) (with reg. 3)S. 349 applied (with modifications) (5.5.2004) by The Credit Institutions (Reorganisation and Winding up) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1045), regs. 18, 38S. 349 applied (6.3.2008) by The Regulated Covered Bonds Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/346), reg. 43S. 349 applied (with modifications) (2.3.2009) by The Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), regs. 1(2)(a), 95, Sch. 5 para. 5 (with reg. 3) (as amended (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 155(6)(e) (with Sch. 2 para. 156))S. 349 applied (with modifications) (11.2.2010) by The Cross-Border Payments in Euro Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/89), reg. 19, Sch. para. 4S. 349 applied (with modifications) (9.2.2011 for certain purposes and 30.4.2011 otherwise) by The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/99), regs. 1(2)(a)(xiv)(b), 62, Sch. 3 para. 6 (with reg. 3) (as amended (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 196(5)(f))S. 349(3A)(3B) inserted (6.4.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 964(4), 1300(2); S.I. 2007/1093, art. 2(1)(b) (with arts. 4, 11)Words in s. 349(5) substituted (22.4.2011 with application in accordance with art. 3 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), art. 6(1)(3)(4)1978 c. 30. S. 349(8) repealed (6.4.2007) by The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1093), art. 7, Sch. 5 (with arts. 4, 11) (as amended by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 6)S. 349 applied (with modifications) (15.1.2013) by The Payments in Euro (Credit Transfers and Direct Debits) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3122), reg. 1, Sch. para. 4 (as amended (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 248(6)(i)(m))Words in s. 349(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 12 para. 19(2) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.Words in s. 349(3A)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 12 para. 19(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.Words in s. 349(3B)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 12 para. 19(4) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.S. 349 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (9.7.2013) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1635), regs. 1, 11(1)S. 349 applied (with modifications) (12.12.2014) by The Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3085), regs. 1, 12S. 349 applied (with modifications) by 2009 c. 1, s. 89L (as inserted (1.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3329), arts. 1(2), 103)S. 349 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2004/1045, reg. 18(5) (as inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(5)(c))S. 349 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2004/1045, reg. 38(8) (as added (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(5)(c))Ss. 348, 349 applied (with modifications) (1.1.2016) by The Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1945), regs. 1(2), 25(1)Ss. 348, 349 applied (with modifications) (1.1.2016) by The Small and Medium Sized Business (Finance Platforms) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1946), regs. 1(2), 22(1)S. 349 applied (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), arts. 1(5), 18(3) (with Pt. 4)