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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Bank Services: Refugees more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve access to bank accounts for refugees in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
tabling member printed
David Linden more like this
uin 5046 remove filter
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p>
answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Stephen Barclay more like this
grouped question UIN 5045 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-19T15:51:43.04Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T15:51:43.04Z
answering member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
tabling member
4640
label Biography information for David Linden more like this