Getting approved

The following guidelines explain the process and requirements for becoming a Bacs approved bureau (BAB). The guidelines provide step by step instructions guiding you through the initial contact with your sponsoring bank through to approval.

The BAB application process guidelines v7.1 (197 Kb PDF)

For further details about the Bacs approved bureau approval, security or inspection processes please contact the Commercial Bureaux Support (CBS) team.


Note: this email address is monitored by the inspectors in the Commercial Bureaux Support (CBS) team. They do not deal with general queries from users and the email should only be used for enquiries specifically about commercial bureaux operations. The bureaux inspectors are not office based staff and misdirecting enquiries to this email could result in delays in providing responses to everyday questions.