Outsourcing: key findings from our examinations
As part of our 2025 thematic examination programme, we assessed how firms complied with legal and regulatory requirements for outsourcing.
Our feedback paper provides:
- an overview of the examination and our key findings
- statistics showing our findings
- an overview of your outsourcing obligations
- a table with detailed findings and examples of best practice
- key questions to help you assess your own systems and controls
Examination findings
Overall, the examinations found a generally acceptable level of compliance.
The examination findings related to:
- identification of activities caught by the outsourcing policy
- contingency plans
- policies and procedures
- awareness of reporting obligations
- material change to outsourcing notification
Next steps
We encourage you to:
- review this feedback paper
- assess your own systems and controls
- identify and implement any necessary enhancements