This Handbook Notice describes the changes to the FCA Handbook and other material made by the FCA Board under their legislative and other statutory powers on 29 January and 26 February 2026.
The changes relate to:
- Deferred Payment Credit: Following the FCA’s publication of CP25/23, the Deferred Payment Credit Instrument 2026 makes changes to the FCA Handbook which includes inserting a new Consumer Credit Sourcebook (CONC) chapter (CONC 16), new sections (CONC 4.2.A, CONC 7.20) and new transitional provisions. The Handbook Notice mentions that these are amendments have been made by the FCA Board in order to mitigate the risks of consumer harm, in particular, by ensuring borrowers receive clear, timely information. This instrument comes into force on 1 April 2026, 15 July 2026 and 31 December 2026. The FCA published PS26/1 on these changes.
- UK Listing Rules (UKLR): Following consultation in chapter 7 of consultation paper 25/24 (CP25/24), the UK Listing Rules (Notification of Purchases) Instrument 2026 makes changes to Handbook section UKLR 9.6 and 9.7 which relate to notifying purchases of own securities under the UKLR. This instrument came into force on 27 February 2026 to which feedback from CP25/24 is published in Chapter 3 of this Handbook Notice.
- Targeted support: Following CP25/17, the Advice Guidance Boundary Review (Targeted Support) Instrument 2026 amends the Handbook to create a framework for a new form of targeted support for consumers’ pensions and retail investment decisions (Conduct of Business Sourcebook 9B). The instrument comes into force on 2 March 2026, 6 April 2026, 31 December 2026 and 6 April 2027. The FCA published PS25/22 on these changes including a near-final version of the rules in December 2025.
- Minor Handbook amendments: The Handbook Administration (No 76) Instrument 2026 makes minor changes to various modules of the Handbook to correct or clarify existing provisions that have been previously consulted on. None of these changes represent any change in FCA policy. This instrument came into force in part on 27 February 2026 with the remainder coming into force on 7 May 2026.
The next FCA Board meeting is scheduled for 26 March 2026.