SYSC 22.3 Drafting the reference and the request for a reference

1. (1)

    A firm (A) asking another firm (B) for a reference should give B sufficient information to let B know that the requirements in this chapter apply to the reference it is being asked to give and which requirements apply. A might do that by, for example, attaching to the request for a reference, or referring in the request to, the regulatory references template in Part One of SYSC 22 Annex 1R (Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements).

2. (2)

    As long as it complies with (1), A does not have to set out specifically the information this chapter requires it to obtain. This is because B should include that information even though B is not specifically asked to include it.

A firm asking for a reference under this chapter from a current or former employer that is not a firm will normally need to specify what information it would like.