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if Barclays fail to remedy the situation, the NRA Chief Executive has also advised Barclays that:-

1. The NRA would advise all Clubs to move their Banking to another Bank.

TattooedGun wrote:Further information from our treasurer after following up on this request, treasurer name redacted:

Today I contacted the Police Firearms Dept, for Staffs & West Mids. Spoke to F.A Police officer Brett Oakes, he said that
as far as they are concerned they don't mind the FAC copy being sent to Barclays.
The "Bank Compliance" is legal under banking regulations, and is to ensure that the Club account signatories, are officials of the club.

Here's what the NRA chap said. We can assure you that, we are all over this like a rash.
The NRA of Great Britain, Chief Executive contacted the Chief Executive of BARCLAYS BANK, and informed them that this practice
is not in the interests of safety.

if Barclays fail to remedy the situation, the NRA Chief Executive has also advised Barclays that:-

1. The NRA would advise all Clubs to move their Banking to another Bank.
2. The NRA would advise all individual members, if personally banking with Barclays, to change to another bank.
3. The NRA would advise individual members, who have business accounts with Barclays, to change to another bank.

that would amount to quite a few million accounts, both personal and business.

Finally, the NRA said, that to comply, we only need to supply a copy of the top page with no other information.
This would confirm the Secretary as one of the signatories. The NRA also advises that we personally visit our local
Branch of Barclays to Provide this copy of the top page, no emailing, no scanning, no photocopy, no post.

The person at Barclays who initiated this debacle, was [redacted], from Barclays Compliance team. We
should advise the local branch that we need confirmation that information has been received by said [redacted].

It is also my suggestion that if the club FAC needs to be presented, as ours has the secretary's home address on, this section should be removed, leaving only the name in the contact information box, however this is my own opinion and has not been suggested by the NRA or the Firearms Dept. But surely poses a security risk of giving out club members personal information.

Barclays staff name also redacted for security, lest anyone nefarious finds this thread and uses the name provided to try some phonecalls for themselves...

NRA Rep wrote: [your treasurer] has not mentioned the fundamental advice (or you have not reproduced it) repeated several times in the conversation that what Barclays are trying to do is unexceptional in the light of recent banking legislation requiring them to do due diligence on their customers, and we believe that answering certain questions and providing copies of certain documents (HO approval and front page of FAC) is acceptable.

what Barclays are trying to do is unexceptional in the light of recent banking legislation requiring them to do due diligence on their customers,

Mike95 wrote:I asked again why all the questions and I was told that these were "new regulations" from the Financial Services Authority. I can only assume that the FSA are in league with our security services and looking at anything involving a rifle. Perhaps the FSA want to form a shooting club...