GovWire

The government today is confirming which firms have been designated under Part 8B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 for the provision of cash access services.

The personslisted below are designated as relevant current account providers:

• Barclays Bank UK plc (UK wide)
• NationalWestminster Bank plc & TheRoyal Bank of Scotland plc(NatWest Group)(UK wide)
• Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc (Lloyds Banking Group)(UK wide)
• Santander UK plc (UK wide)
• HSBC UK Bank plc(UK wide)
• Nationwide Building Society (UK wide)
• TSB Bank plc (Great Britain only)
• Clydesdale Bank plc (Virgin Money)(Great Britain only)
• The Co-operative Bank plc(Great Britain only)
• Northern Bank Limited (Northern Ireland only)
• Bank of Ireland (UK) plc(Northern Ireland only)
• AIB Group (UK)plc(Northern Ireland only)

In addition, the below persons are designated as an operator of cash access coordination arrangements:

• Link Scheme Limited and Link Scheme Holdings(LINK) (UK wide)