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This is our second article in our series on the FCA’s new rules on non-financial misconduct, which come into force on 1 September 2026. Our series focuses on key issues for HR professionals and other individuals with responsibility for people issues in regulated financial services firms. The series will culminate in our lunchtime Webinar on 14 July which you can register for here: The FCA’s new rules on non-financial misconduct: what HR professionals need to know.
In this second article in our series, we look at when behaviour in an employee’s private life might become a regulatory issue.
For an overview on the key changes, our first article can be found here: The FCA’s new rules on non-financial misconduct: key issues for HR professionals in regulated firms - Burges Salmon
The FCA’s new rules on non‑financial misconduct come into force on 1 September 2026. The new rules and guidance give rise to some difficult issues for HR professionals in assessing when misconduct in an employee’s private life behaviour becomes a regulatory issue.
The FCA has faced some challenges in establishing why an individual’s conduct in their private life might impact their ability to carry out a regulated role and how that, in turn, could tarnish the integrity and reputation of the industry as a whole.
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