PS26/14: FCA regulated fees and levies 2026/27

Consultation opens
26/03/2026
Consultation closes
30/04/2026
Policy Statement
02/07/2026
02/07/2026

We are publishing our final regulatory fee and levy rates for 2026/27, including feedback on CP26/11.

Read PS 26/14 (PDF)[1]

What we are changing

We are publishing the 2026/27 regulatory fees and levies for:

  • the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
  • the Financial Ombudsman Service (Financial Ombudsman)

This Policy Statement (PS) also covers the rules that enable us to collect certain levies on behalf of government departments.

We are also publishing our feedback on the responses to the consultation on draft fees and levies rules in CP26/11.

Who this applies to

This document applies to:

  • all FCA fee-payers
  • any businesses considering applying for FCA authorisation or registration  

This PS is not directly relevant to retail financial services consumers or consumer groups. 

Next steps

Firms can use our online fees calculator[2] to calculate their individual fees based on the final rates in this PS. This includes FCA periodic fees and the Financial Ombudsman[3], Money and Pensions Advice Service[4], Devolved Authorities and illegal money lending lev[5]y final rates. The fees calculator also covers Prudential Regulatory Authority[6] fees and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy[7].

We will invoice fee-payers from July 2026 onwards for their 2026/27 periodic fees and levies.

First published: Last updated: 02/07/2026

More information

Fees and levies
CP 26/11: FCA regulated fees and levies: rates proposals for 2026/27[8]
PS25/8: FCA regulated fees and levies 2025/26[9]
Our strategy 2025 to 2030[10]

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Source URL: https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/policy-statements/ps26-14-fca-regulated-fees-and-levies-2026-27

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