The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
Update on Sir Ron Kalifa
Results of our latest survey of turnover in the markets for foreign exchange and over-the-counter interest rate derivatives.
The Bank of England is today announcing some changes to the financing of its foreign exchange reserves.
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today announced proposals to reduce regulatory requirements for banks by deleting 37 individual reporting templates.
This article details a consultation to discontinue the collection and publication of statistical data via Form BN on the further sectoral breakdown of non-resident monetary financial institutions. It also outlines existing alternative sources of non-resident data available in Forms CC and CL which can be used to substitute Form BN data, albeit on a quarterly rather than monthly frequency.
2026 confirmed dates
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.
At its meeting ending on 17 September 2025, the MPC voted to reduce the stock of gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) for monetary policy purposes by £70 billion over the next twelve months. This Market Notice sets out the schedule for sales in Q4 2025 of gilts held in the APF for monetary policy purposes.
Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor
