FCA consults on regulated fees and levies for 2026/27

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Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The FCA is consulting on proposed regulatory fees and levies for the 2026/27 period. This consultation seeks feedback on rates intended to fund the FCA and the Financial Ombudsman Service, as well as collect levies for government departments. The consultation is open to all FCA fee-payers and relevant levy payers.

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What changed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued Consultation Paper CP26/11, proposing new rates for regulatory fees and levies for the 2026/27 financial year. These fees and levies are crucial for funding the FCA's operations and those of the Financial Ombudsman Service, as well as collecting statutory levies on behalf of various government departments. The consultation is open to all firms that pay FCA fees, general levy payers for the Financial Ombudsman Service, and any entities considering FCA authorisation or registration.

Firms and relevant stakeholders are invited to submit comments on the proposed rates by April 30, 2026. The FCA plans to consider these comments and, subject to board approval in June 2026, publish a Policy Statement with final rules in early July 2026. While this is a consultation and not a final rule, the proposed changes will impact the operational budgets of regulated entities and those seeking authorization, necessitating a review of their fee obligations for the upcoming fiscal year.

What to do next

Review proposed fee and levy rates for 2026/27
Submit comments via the online form or in writing by April 30, 2026

Source document (simplified)

CP26/11: FCA regulated fees and levies: rates proposals for 2026/27

Consultation opens 26/03/2026 26/03/2026 Consultation closes 30/04/2026

Consultation papers First published:

26/03/2026

Last updated: 26/03/2026
We are consulting on our regulatory fees and the levies we collect for the Financial Ombudsman Service and government.

Read CP26/11 (PDF)

Why we are consulting

We are funded by the fees and levies paid by the firms we regulate. This Consultation Paper (CP) seeks feedback on proposed rules that would allow us to:

Raise regulatory fees and levies for the 2026/27 period to fund both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Ombudsman Service (Financial Ombudsman)
Collect levies on behalf of various government departments This consultation is relevant to all FCA fee-payers, Financial Ombudsman general levy payers, businesses considering applying for FCA authorisation or registration, and any firms required to pay the levies outlined in this CP.

Who should respond

This consultation applies to:

all FCA fee-payers
Financial Ombudsman general levy payers
any businesses considering applying for FCA authorisation or registration
firms which pay the levies set out in this CP which we collect on behalf of some government departments

Next steps

Online response form

We are asking for comments on this CP by 30 April 2026.

You can send them to us using the online form.

Or in writing to:

Fees Policy, Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square
London E20 1JN.
Email: [email protected]

We will consider your comments and, subject to FCA Board approval in June 2026, plan to publish a Policy Statement (PS) in early July, which will include our feedback on your comments and the final rules.

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