Mark Greenwood: Two months left to get fit (and proper)

While I could have aimed the title of this article at myself, as I have not been able to play squash since March this year, I think it's probably more pertinent to a wider audience in relation to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR). It is now two months until 9 December 2020, which is the date by which firms will need to ensure that a certificate is issued to all existing staff who fall within the certification regime. That in itself does not seem a big task, but it can only be done after staff who fall under the certification regime have been assessed as 'fit and proper'....