FCA: CP26/23: Consumer Duty – scope and proportionality
FCA is consulting on changes to its rules and non-Handbook guidance to: remove business with non-UK customers from the Consumer Duty's scope; clarify where the Consumer Duty applies and where it does not; clarify when and how firms can rely on each other when they work together in distribution chains, and explain the interaction between the Consumer Duty and other product governance rules. Responses are required by 18 September 2026. FCA emphasises that the changes are part of its plans to “give wholesale firms the confidence to apply the Duty proportionately”. A blog by Simon Walls has been published alongside the consultation.
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Last updated · 29 Jun 2026
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