How do I become an authorised signatory for my departments codes?
• The Head of department is responsible for determining who are the authorised signatories for the finance codes in the department. If he or she wishes to change the authorisation of an existing signatory, he or she can do this simply by writing a letter to Kathy Pennington, Office of the Director of Finance, to that effect. If he or she wants to appoint an entirely new signatory (i.e. one not already a signatory for other codes) then a Authorised Signatory form needs to be completed. This needs to be signed by the Head of Department and there is a space on the form for a specimen signature of the person.
