David Bews

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Where they hold approval

Firms where this individual holds — or has held — an FCA-approved role.

Leeds Building Society
FRN 164992
- [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (since 1 Jan 2026)
- [FCA CF] Client dealing (1 Jul 2024 to 31 Dec 2025)
Darlington Building Society (no longer approved here)
FRN 205895
- SMF3 Executive Director (19 Dec 2022 to 25 Jun 2024)
- SMF17 Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) (20 Jan 2021 to 25 Jun 2024)
- SMF4 Chief Risk (20 Jan 2021 to 25 Jun 2024)
- SMF16 Compliance Oversight (20 Jan 2020 to 25 Jun 2024)

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A quick guide to the terms on this page.

The FCA: The Financial Conduct Authority is the UK's regulator for banking, lending, insurance, investments and payments. Senior staff at any authorised firm have to be approved by the FCA personally.
Approved individual: Someone the FCA has personally signed off to hold a senior role at an authorised firm — directors, compliance officers and similar. They're held accountable for the firm's conduct.
Controlled functions: The specific senior roles the FCA approves people to hold, like 'Compliance oversight' or 'Money laundering reporting'. Each approval is tied to a particular firm.
IRN: Individual Reference Number — the unique ID the FCA assigns to each approved person. It stays the same as they move between firms.

Information on this page is sourced from the official FCA register.