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SUP 10C.11.34GRP
In general, the FCA expects the statement of responsibilities of a non-executive director who is an SMF manager to be less extensive than those of an executive SMF manager.
SYSC 4.7.24GRP
(1) The FCA expects that normally a firm will allocate the FCA-prescribed senior management responsibility in rows (5), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of the table in SYSC 4.7.7R to an SMF manager who is a non-executive director of the firm.(2) The FCA expects that normally a firm will allocate:(a) the other FCA-prescribed senior management responsibilities; and(b) functions under SYSC 4.7.8R (Allocation of overall responsibility for a firm’s activities, business areas and management
COCON 1.1.2RRP
  1. (1)

    COCON applies to:

    1. (a)

      an SMF manager;

    2. (b)

      an employee (“P”) of a relevant authorised person who:

      1. (i)

        performs the function of an SMF manager;

      2. (ii)

        is not an approved person to perform the function in question; and

      3. (iii)

        is required to be an approved person at the time P performs that function; and

    3. (c)

      an employee of a relevant authorised person who would be an SMF manager but for SUP 10C.3.13R (The 12-week rule);

    4. (d)

      a certification employee employed by a relevant authorised person, even if the certification employee has not been notified that COCON applies to them or notified of the rules that apply to them;

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    5. (e)

      an employee of a relevant authorised person who would be a certification employee but for SYSC 5.2.27R(1) (Scope: emergency appointments) or SYSC 5.2.28AR (Scope: temporary UK role)6;

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    6. (f)

      any other employee of a relevant authorised person, except: 12

      2
      1. (i)

        a non-executive director other than a senior conduct rules staff member; and12

      2. (ii)

        an employee whose role is listed under COCON 1.1.2R(2); and2

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    7. (g)

      an FCA-approved person or PRA-approved person approved to perform a controlled function in a Solvency II firm (including a large non-directive insurer) or a small non-directive insurer4.2

  2. (2)

    For Swiss general insurers, references in this sourcebook to parts of the PRA Rulebook for ‘Solvency II firms’ are to be read as references to the corresponding parts of the PRA Rulebook applying to large non directive insurers.7COCON does not apply to an employee of a relevant authorised person who only performs functions falling within the scope of the following roles:1

    1. (a)

      receptionists;1

    2. (b)

      switchboard operators;1

    3. (c)

      post room staff;1

    4. (d)

      reprographics/print room staff;1

    5. (e)

      property/facilities management;1

    6. (f)

      events management;1

    7. (g)

      security guards;1

    8. (h)

      invoice processing;1

    9. (i)

      audio visual technicians;1

    10. (j)

      vending machine staff;1

    11. (k)

      medical staff;1

    12. (l)

      archive records management;1

    13. (m)

      drivers;1

    14. (n)

      corporate social responsibility staff;1

    15. (o)

      data controllers or processors under the Data Protection Act 1998;1

    16. (p)

      cleaners;1

    17. (q)

      catering staff;1

    18. (r)

      personal assistant or secretary;1

    19. (s)

      information technology support (ie, helpdesk); and1

    20. (t)

      human resources administrators /processors.1

  3. (3)

    COCON does not apply to approved persons approved to perform a controlled function in SUP 10A.1.15R to SUP 10A.1.16BR (appointed representatives).2

SUP 10C.5.6GRP
(1) As explained in SUP 10C.7.4G, the FCA does not expect a non-executive director ever to perform the other overall responsibility function.(2) Therefore, a non-executive director will not need to be approved to perform any FCA-designated senior management function unless they perform the chair of the nomination committee function.
SYSC 18.4.1GRP
(1) A UK relevant authorised person2 is required under SYSC 4.7.5R(1)2 to allocate the FCA-prescribed senior management responsibility for acting as the firm’swhistleblowers’ champion. (2) SYSC 18.4.2R requires the appointment by an insurer of a director or senior manager as its whistleblowers’ champion. (3) This section sets out the role of the whistleblowers’ champion.(4) The FCA expects that a firm will appoint a non-executive director as its whistleblowers’ champion. A firm