Share this scoring sheet with an interview panel to allow them to score candidates against the essential criteria for a role. The sheet can be used to assess candidates at both the shortlisting stage and after interview when deciding whether to make a job offer.

The UK’s financial services regulators require all authorised firms to ensure appropriate allocation of responsibility for significant activities among individual directors and senior managers.

The Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls sourcebook (SYSC) is located within the high-level standards block of the FCA Handbook.

This form can be used to complete a reference as required under the official Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) handbook for SMCR (senior managers and certification regime) as per SYSC 22 of the FCA handbook.

This letter informs an applicant that they have not been shortlisted for interview, and asks for their consent, in line with data protection obligations, to keep their details on file for a stated time period, in case another suitable vacancy arises.

This letter informs an unsuccessful candidate that the company would like to retain their details in case another suitable vacancy arises, and asks for the candidate's consent for this.

This letter can be used to write to the current or ex-employer of an applicant to the organisation, to request a reference from them. It includes standard questions in order to ascertain the applicants suitability for a role.