Bank Procedures and Guidelines

Best Practice Guidelines for Staff Training on 2-4-6 Cheque Clearing Timescales

These best practice guidelines follow our four-point PEER training plan (Prepare-Educate-Evaluate-Reinforce).  By using these best practice guidelines banks and building societies can help improve staff, and therefore customer, understanding of the 2-4-6 clearing timescales.

Procedures for Collection of Credits for Accounts at Other Banks

These procedures should be followed by banks and building societies which accept bank giro credits paid in over their branch counters but the beneficiary’s account is held at another bank.

Special Direct Presentation Procedures

These procedures are provided for guidance to those banks and building societies which offer the special presentation service to their customers or which receive special presentations from other banks.

Bank Procedures Regarding Cheque Printer Accreditation Scheme

This procedure sets out the mandatory requirements for the printing of cheques. Banks and building societies must ensure that all cheques are produced by a member of CPAS. Exceptionally, and subject to the strict controls outlined in this procedure, banks may allow business customers to infill their own cheques provided the customers adhere to certain requirements.