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  • GEN 5.3.22 GEN 5.3.22

    (1) An Authorised Person must inform the DFSA about any material outsourcing arrangements.
    (2) An Authorised Person which has a material outsourcing arrangement must:
    (a) establish and maintain comprehensive outsourcing policies, contingency plans and outsourcing risk management programmes;
    (b) enter into an appropriate and written outsourcing contract; and
    (c) ensure that the outsourcing arrangements neither reduce its ability to fulfil its obligations to customers and the DFSA, nor hinder supervision of the Authorised Person by the DFSA.
    (3) An Authorised Person must ensure that the terms of its outsourcing contract with each service provider under a material outsourcing arrangement require the service provider to:
    (a) provide for the provision of information under section 11.1 in relation to the Authorised Person and access to their business premises; and
    (b) deal in an open and co-operative way with the DFSA.
    Derived from DFSA RM01/2004 (Made 16th September 2004). [VER1/09-04]
    Amended in accordance with Notice of Amendments to Legislation April 2011 [VER27/02-11]

    • GEN 5.3.22 Guidance

      1. An Authorised Person's outsourcing arrangements should include consideration of:
      a. applicable guiding principles for outsourcing in financial services issued by the Joint Forum; or
      b. any equivalent principles or regulations the Authorised Person is subject to in its home country jurisdiction.
      2. An outsourcing arrangement would be considered to be material if it is a service of such importance that weakness or failure of that service would cast serious doubt on the Authorised Person's continuing ability to remain fit and proper or to comply with DFSA administered Laws and Rules.
      Derived from Notice of Amendments to Legislation April 2011 [VER27/02-11]