Find out how and why we use attestations as a supervisory tool.
An attestation is a firm's formal statement that it will take, or has taken, an action we require. We use attestations as a supervisory tool to ensure that regulated firms – and senior individuals within them – are clearly accountable for taking the actions we require, often without our ongoing regulatory involvement.
We typically use attestations in four situations:
- Notification – The relevant senior individual(s) commit to telling us if an emerging risk changes in nature or scale. They are responsible for making sure the firm monitors that risk.
- Undertaking – The relevant senior individual(s) commit to completing actions within a set timescale. They do not need to confirm completion to us.
- Self-certification – The relevant senior individual(s) commit to completing actions within a set timescale and must confirm to us when they have done so.
- Verification – The relevant senior individual(s) commit to completing actions within a set timescale. They must then provide evidence that the risks identified have been mitigated and resolved.
Quarterly information
We publish the number of attestations requested on a quarterly basis.
2025/26
: Publication added 25/26 Q2-Q4 attestations requested
: Editorial amendment Quarterly information listed as pdfs
: Information changed Quarterly information updated
: Information changed Updated historic attestations pdf
: Information changed Quarterly information updated
: Information added Latest quarterly information.
: Editorial amendment Updates to page features for website refresh.
: Information changed Quarterly information Table 1, Table 2 and notes to tables. Updated data spreadsheet.
: Information changed Quarterly information Table 1, Table 2 and notes to tables. Updated data spreadsheet.
: Document update Number of attestations by sector and conduct classification