{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-market-abuse-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-market-abuse-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/680",
  "legislation_title": "The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-market-abuse-regulations-2016",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Record-keeping of reports received",
  "text": "(1) The FCA must keep records of every report of a contravention received.\n(2) The FCA must promptly acknowledge the receipt of a written report of a contravention to the postal or electronic address indicated by the reporting person, unless the reporting person has explicitly requested otherwise, or the FCA reasonably believes that acknowledging receipt of a written report would jeopardise the protection of the reporting person's identity.\n(3) Where a recorded telephone line is used to make a report of a contravention, the FCA may document the oral reporting in the form of—\n(a) an audio recording of the conversation in a durable and retrievable form; or\n(b) a complete and accurate transcript of the conversation prepared by FCA dedicated staff members.\n(4) If the FCA prepares a transcript of a report of a contravention for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)(b) and the reporting person has disclosed his or her identity to the FCA, the FCA must give the reporting person the opportunity to check, rectify and agree the transcript by signing it.\n(5) Where an unrecorded telephone line is used to make a report of a contravention, the FCA may document the oral reporting in the form of accurate minutes of the conversation prepared by FCA dedicated staff members.\n(6) If the FCA prepares minutes of a report of a contravention for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) and the reporting person has disclosed his or her identity to the FCA, the FCA must give the reporting person the opportunity to check, rectify and agree the minutes of the call by signing them.\n(7) Where a person requests a physical meeting with FCA dedicated staff members to make a report of a contravention under paragraph 5(3)(c) the FCA must ensure that complete and accurate records of the meeting are kept in a durable and retrievable form.\n(8) The FCA may document the records of the physical meeting referred to in sub-paragraph (7) in the form of—\n(a) an audio recording of the conversation in a durable and retrievable form; or\n(b) accurate minutes of the meeting prepared by the FCA dedicated staff members.\n(9) If the FCA prepares minutes of a report of a contravention for the purposes of paragraph (8)(b) and the reporting person has disclosed his or her identity to the FCA, the FCA must give the reporting person the opportunity to check, rectify and agree the minutes of the meeting by signing them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/680/schedule/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:31.333537+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}