| Format/length: | max 6 characters |
| HES item: | |
| National Codes: | |
| Default Codes: |
Notes:
A code allocated by the banking community, used to uniquely identify an individual branch of a bank.
References:
UK Government Data Standards Catalogue (GDSC), Version 2.0, Agreed 01.01.02. GDSC:
http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/html/default.htm
UK BANK BRANCH SORT CODE is the same as attribute ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER CODE where the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER TYPE equals 'e. UK Bank Branch Sort Code' and the FINANCIAL ORGANISATION BRANCH TYPE equals 'a. UK Bank Branch'.
UK Government Data Standards Catalogue
| Data Element | UK Bank Branch Sort Code |
| Is Part Of |
Financial Identifiers
|
| Has Parts | |
| Version | 2.0 |
| Status | Release |
| Previous Versions | |
| Later Versions | |
| Date Agreed | 1 January 2002 |
| Meta Data | Value |
| Name | UK Bank Branch Sort Code |
| Description | A code, allocated by the banking community, used to uniquely identify an individual branch of a bank. |
| Business Format | max 6 Characters |
| Element Type | Data Item |
| Validation |
Must be 6 numeric characters
|
| Value | |
| Default Value | |
| Owner | OeE |
| Based On | BACS |
| Verification | |
| Comment |
This item is always associated with UK Bank Account Number.
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This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | UK BANK BRANCH SORT CODES |