# The Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026, Regulation 15: Information to be given by banks to the Secretary of State


(1) Any notice or information given to the Secretary of State by a bank under Schedule 3ZA must contain (or be given with) the unique reference set out in any notice or order relating to that direct deduction order (including before the order is made).
(2) Statements given to the Secretary of State by a bank in response to an account information notice must—
(a) be legible and have no information redacted,
(b) show the balance of the account at the start and end of the period covered by the statement, and
(c) identify every transaction which took place in the account during the period of the statement, setting out for each transaction—
(i) the date of the transaction,
(ii) a description of the kind of transaction (for example, whether money was paid out by direct debit),
(iii) any description for the transaction provided by the payer (for example, a payment reference),
(iv) the name of the account or person money was paid to or from,
(v) the amount of money deposited or credited, and
(vi) the balance of the account immediately following the transaction.
(3) A bank which is given an account information notice must give to the Secretary of State with the statements, if not included in the statements, the—
(a) name of every account holder,
(b) correspondence address of every account holder,
(c) account number for the account,
(d) sort code for the account,
(e) description of the type of account, and
(f) balance of the account on the date the bank complies with the account information notice.
(4) Where a bank is given a general information notice, the bank must notify the Secretary of State if the liable person does not hold an account with the bank.
(5) A bank must comply with the following duties before 5.00 p.m. on the tenth working day beginning with the day after the day on which it was given the relevant notice—
(a) give required notice or information where the relevant notice is a general information notice, and
(b) give required information or statements where the relevant notice is an account information notice or a further information notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1069/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-further-methods-of-recovery-regulations-2026/regulation-15
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