Central Bank of Ireland — Individual Accountability Framework & SEAR
Senior Executive Accountability Regime, conduct standards and enhanced fitness and probity.
- Issued by
- Central Bank of Ireland
- Applies in
- Ireland
- Edition
- in force 2023–2024
- Area
- Conduct & prudential
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- SEARPrescribed responsibilities allocated and statements of responsibilitiesAccountability
- MRMManagement responsibility mapAccountability
- CSCommon and additional conduct standardsConduct
- F&PFitness and probity certificationFitness
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the Central Bank of Ireland — Individual Accountability Framework & SEAR and the Monitor suggests Central Bank of Ireland as a source. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 4 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read centralbank.ie/news-media
- Check the library against 4 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: prescribed responsibilities allocated and statements of responsibilities
- Rule
- Central Bank of Ireland — Individual Accountability Framework & SEAR, SEAR
- Area
- Accountability
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
The same ground, elsewhere.
- Senior Managers & Certification RegimeIndividual accountability: senior manager responsibilities, certification and conduct rules.United Kingdom · 5 controls
- FCA Consumer DutyThe Consumer Principle, cross-cutting rules and four outcomes for retail customers.United Kingdom · 6 controls
- FCA Handbook — SYSC (Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls)Governance, compliance, risk control, internal audit, record keeping and financial crime systems and controls.United Kingdom · 6 controls
- FCA Handbook — COBS (Conduct of Business)Conduct of business rules for investment business: client categorisation, suitability, disclosure, best execution.United Kingdom · 6 controls
- MiFID II / MiFIRInvestor protection, product governance, transparency and transaction reporting for investment firms.European Union · 6 controls
- PRA Rulebook — Fundamental RulesThe eight fundamental rules for PRA-authorised banks, insurers and designated investment firms.United Kingdom · 6 controls
Also in Ireland
- Ireland Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010The Irish AML framework and the Central Bank's AML/CFT guidelines for the financial sector.Ireland · 8 controls
- Central Bank of Ireland — Operational Resilience & Outsourcing GuidanceThe cross-industry guidance on operational resilience and on outsourcing.Ireland · 4 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the Central Bank of Ireland — Individual Accountability Framework & SEAR?
Yes. Enable it and the Monitor suggests Central Bank of Ireland as a source; every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the Central Bank of Ireland — Individual Accountability Framework & SEAR?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The catalogue records in force 2023–2024. Editions were last verified in August 2026, and the Monitor records new publications as they appear.



















