Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

3.1

A firm must take reasonable care to ensure that none of its employees performs a certification function under an arrangement entered into by the firm in relation to the carrying on by the firm of a regulated activity, unless the employee has a valid certificate issued by the firm.

3.2

A person does not perform a certification function for a firm under 2.1 if the person is performing any controlled function for that firm.

3.3

To the extent that:

1. (1) a firm appoints a person to perform a function which, but for this rule, would be a certification function;
2. (2) the appointment is solely to provide cover for a certification employee whose absence is reasonably unforeseen; and
3. (3) the appointment is for less than four weeks;

such a person does not perform a certification function.