9

Record keeping

9.1

Subject to any other record-keeping rule, the PRA expects records to be capable of being reproduced in the English language on paper. Where a third country branch is expected or required to retain a record of a communication that was not made in the English language, it may retain it in that language. However, it should be able to provide a translation on request. If a third country branch’s records relate to business carried on from an establishment in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, an official language of that country or territory may be used instead of English.

9.2

A third country branch should have appropriate systems and controls in place with respect to the adequacy of, access to, and the security of its records so that the branch may fulfil its regulatory and statutory obligations. With respect to retention periods, the PRA expects that records should be retained for as long as is relevant for the purposes for which they are made.