Schedule 8: Cash access services Part 1 – New Part 8B of FSMA 2000 Cash access policy statement Section 131Q: Provision of reports to assist HM Treasury
This section requires the FCA to provide reports to HM Treasury under this Part, if requested to do so by HM Treasury. This is to provide HM Treasury with the necessary data on cash provision in the UK required to support HM Treasury’s roles under the legislation, preparing the policy statement (section 131P) and designating persons (section 131R).
	Subsection (1) provides that the FCA, when requested by HM Treasury, must provide a report to HM Treasury.
	Subsection (2) sets out that HM Treasury may only request a report under this section for a report it reasonably requires in connection with the preparation of a policy statement (section 131P) or a decision on whether or not to designate a person for the purposes of this Part (section 131R).
	Subsection (3) determines the process for HM Treasury to make a request for a report. It states that a request must be made in writing and allows HM Treasury to require the FCA to send a report within a reasonable period of time as may be specified in the request.
	Subsection (4) determines that the FCA is not prevented or restricted from sharing information with HM Treasury for the purposes of providing reports to HM Treasury under this Part by section 348 of FSMA 2000 (restrictions on disclosure of confidential information), or regulations made under section 349, notably the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001. As per subsection (5), the disapplication of section 348 and regulations made under 349 in subsection (4) does not apply in relation to information provided to the FCA by a regulatory authority outside the United Kingdom.