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This area covers how a financial services firm or activity earns permission to operate in England, primarily through applications to the Financial Conduct Authority and, where relevant, the Prudential Regulation Authority within the Bank of England. A solicitor handles drafting and submitting the authorisation application, assembling evidential material on governance, capital, and risk management, addressing regulator requests, and negotiating any conditions. The process often shapes the firm’s ability to launch, expand, or modify its regulated activities.
