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Independent Commission on Banking: final report

The ICB publishes it's final report on structural and related non-structural reforms to the UK banking sector.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and HM Treasury
• Published: 12 September 2011

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

On 16 June 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the creation of the Independent Commission on Banking, chaired by Sir John Vickers. The Commission has been asked to consider structural and related non-structural reforms to the UK banking sector to promote financial stability and competition, and to make recommendations to the Government by the end of September 2011.

The Independent Commission on Banking has released its Final Report on 12 September 2011. It is available here.

Published 12 September 2011