When you receive an attestation, you should ask the following questions to assess whether the attestation meets the requirements of legislation:
Question – Has the attestor:
Notes
Answer
stated the applicant is the person named in the application?
this would be confirmed by written statement and attestor signing the attestation
Yes/No
confirmed they are aware of the penalty for providing false information?
this would be confirmed by written statement and attestor signing the attestation
Yes/No
confirmed they are not the spouse, civil partner, parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of the applicant?
this would be confirmed by written statement and attestor signing the attestation
Yes/No
given their full name?
this should be written or printed on the attestation
Yes/No
given their date of birth?
this should be written or printed on the attestation
Yes/No
given their electoral number?
this should be written or printed on the attestation
Yes/No
given their occupation?
this should be written or printed on the attestation
Yes/No
dated the attestation?
this should be written or printed on the attestation
Yes/No
signed the attestation?
this should be written on the attestation
Yes/No
If the answer to all of these questions is yes then the applicant has provided a complete attestation. If one or more of the questions are answered with a no, then the attestation is not complete and the applicant must be directed to ask the attestor to supply the missing information.
If an attestor cannot supply the missing information, the applicant should be told that they must seek an attestation from another source, otherwise their application will be rejected. You may wish to set a deadline date for this.