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Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill: good policy, bad politics?
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The UK’s resolution authorities successfully handled the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023. The Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill (the Bill) seeks to address a lacuna identified as part of that process. The Bill is framed as a technical amendment to the regime for handling bank failures but, as this article argues, also highlights tensions between that framework and the government’s plans to improve the competitiveness of the financial services sector.
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