Review attestation questionnaires

Review and sign off on attestation questionnaires to verify the accuracy of key model information at a point in time.

As a validator, you assess the model owner’s attestation, including ownership, usage, performance, controls, and documentation. You can provide feedback, request changes, and formally sign off to support a traceable and accountable audit trail.

Prerequisites

• You are logged in to ValidMind.
• Models registered in the inventory require attestation.¹
• Attestation has been set up.²
• An attestation instance is in the Ready For Review state.³
• You are a Validator or assigned another role with sufficient permissions.⁴

¹ Register models in the inventory

² Set up attestations

³ Complete attestation questionnaires

⁴ Manage permissions

Review attestation questionnaires

Before you begin

These steps apply to attestations that are in the Ready For Review state, to be completed by a person who holds Validator role at the time the attestation snapshot was taken.

Steps

When prompted on your dashboard:

Attestation review

1. Click Open Attestations :

   

   Dashboard prompt for attestations

   Alternatively, you can access attestations pending your action by clicking Attestations in these pages:

   • Inventory
   • Findings

2. If shown in the right sidebar, click an attestation instance in the Ready For Review state.

   The attestation questionnaire is now ready to be reviewed in the right sidebar.

3. Optional: Click See Activity to review:

   • Who completed the different status changes for the attestation.

   • When the attestation status changed.

   • Notes that were provided to document the process.

     If you previously rejected an attestation questionnaire, review the model owner’s response on resubmission.

4. Review the attestation questionnaire:

   • Check all applicable boxes have been checked.
   • Check the answers to each question.
   • Check the comments for accuracy and relevance.
   Refer to the model snapshot to ensure the attestation questionnaire is accurate:

   • Inventory — Shows model information and recent activity such as comments, status changes, updates and test results.
   • Findings — Shows model findings with details like title, severity, status, and due date.

5. Accept or reject the attestation questionnaire:

   • Click Accept to record the status change to Reviewed in the notes field, then click Confirm.

   • Click Reject to record the status change back to In progress in the notes field, detail the requested changes, then click Confirm.

     If you reject an attestation questionnaire, the model owner is prompted to revise the questionnaire and resubmit it. The platform maintains a history of all status changes and notes.

6. If you approved: Sign off on the attestation.

Sign off attestations

Before you begin

These steps apply to attestations that are in the Reviewed state, to be completed by a person who holds the Validator role at the time the attestation snapshot was taken.

Steps

Following your review of an attestation questionnaire or when prompted on your dashboard:

Attestation sign-off

1. Click Open Attestations .

   Alternatively, you can access attestations pending your action by clicking Attestations in these pages:

   • Inventory
   • Findings

2. In the right sidebar:

   • If shown, click an attestation instance in the Reviewed state.
   • Click Sign Off.

3. Document the status change to Signed Off in the notes field and click Confirm.

After you sign off, the attestation is recorded in the model’s history. Attestation sign-offs are permanent and cannot be changed.