John Laird

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Where they hold approval

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

Metro Bank PLC (no longer approved here)
FRN 488982
- [FCA CF] Material risk taker (6 Jan 2025 to 29 Aug 2025)
Clydesdale Bank Plc (no longer approved here)
FRN 121873
- [PRA CF] Managing a material risk taker (7 Mar 2016 to 1 Oct 2021)
- [PRA CF] Significant risk taker or Material risk taker (7 Mar 2016 to 20 Apr 2023)

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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.