Article 15 Fitness and appropriateness
United Kingdom
A credit rating agency shall provide ESMA with the curriculum vitae, including employment history with relevant dates, identification of positions held and a description of the functions occupied, for each of the following:
members of senior management;
persons appointed to direct the business of the branches;
officers responsible for internal audit, internal control, compliance function, risk assessment and review function.
A credit rating agency shall provide ESMA with the following information in respect of each member of its senior management:
a recent criminal-record file from the country of origin of the relevant person, unless the relevant national authorities do not issue such a file;
a self-declaration of their good repute including at least the statements set out in Annex VI and signed by the individual.