Navigating the FCA Handbook - An Essential Guide for FCA Compliance Teams

Introduction

The FCA Handbook is a vast, complex legal instrument. With the 2025 digital overhaul and the integration of new Technical Standards, the ability to find and interpret the exact rule is a baseline requirement for any UK compliance professional.

If you are looking to develop your understanding of the FCA Handbook and how it fits together, then this workshop is for you.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Structural Navigation: Understand the ’Block’ system and recognise the legal weight of Rules (R) vs. Guidance (G)
• Accurate Searching: Master the 2025 Handbook Website, including advanced filters, the Timeline Tool, and the Glossary’s legal primacy
• The Perimeter Challenge: How to use the PERG to verify if a new product or service falls within the regulatory perimeter
• Interconnectivity: Trace how High-Level Standards (PRIN) dictate the application of detailed Business Standards (COBS/MCOB) and inform SYSC
• The Audit Trail: How to cite Handbook provisions correctly in internal policies and regulatory correspondence

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.