Notice of Designation: Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015
Updated 21 March 2019
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Designated Banks
Unless indicated otherwise below, any entity which is a finance provider for the purposes of the Regulations at the date of this notice and which is a member of a banking group headed by the following entities is a designated bank:
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AIB Group (UK) Plc (t/a First Trust Bank)
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Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc
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Barclays Bank Plc
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Clydesdale Bank Plc
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Northern Bank Ltd (t/a Dankse Bank)
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HSBC Bank Plc
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Lloyds Banking Group Plc
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc
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Santander UK Plc
The following finance providers are members of the above banking groups but are not designated for the purposes of the Regulations:
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Adam & Company Plc
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Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Plc
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AIB Group (UK) Plc (t/a Allied Irish Bank (GB))
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Barclays Private Bank Ltd
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Cater Allen Ltd
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Coutts & Company
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HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited
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Lloyds Bank Private Banking Limited
Designated Credit Reference Agencies
The entities listed below are designated Credit Reference Agencies:
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CreditSafe Business Solutions Limited
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Dun & Bradstreet Limited
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Equifax Limited
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Experian Limited