Testimonial request generator

This free generator builds a testimonial request letter for fitness to practise cases. You add your name and role, your regulator, the stage you are at, the referee's name and how they know you, and a short factual summary of the concerns. You then tick what you would like them to comment on. The letter updates as you type, and you can copy it into an email, print it, save it as a PDF or download it as a text file.

The letter does one job: it asks for a testimonial and tells the referee what a useful one contains. It never writes the testimonial itself. Panels want to hear what someone has seen of your practice, in that person's own words, so the wording has to come from them.

Everything you type stays in your own browser. Nothing is sent to us, and the Delete button removes it from this device. If you are working through the remediation pathway, the same letter appears in its testimonials step, already set to your regulator.

The generated letter asks each referee to cover the details a decision maker looks for, and leaves the substance to them:

• their full name, role and organisation, and their professional registration number if they have one;
• how long, and in what capacity, they have known you;
• what they have seen themselves, for example your clinical practice and competence, communication with patients or service users and families, teamwork, honesty and integrity, record keeping, or changes since the concerns were raised (you choose which topics to list);
• their contact details, a signature and a date, on headed paper if possible.

It also asks them to be honest and to write only what they can stand behind. A balanced testimonial that mentions an area you are still working on is often more believable than one with no limits at all. You can add a date by which you would like to receive it.

A checklist for each testimonial you receive

Below the letter, the tool shows a short checklist. Before you file a testimonial, check that the author says they know about the concerns, gives their role and contact details, explains how they know you, describes what they have seen in their own words, and has signed and dated it.

Testimonials are one part of a wider picture. Decision makers usually look for insight into what went wrong, steps you have taken to address it, and reflection on how your practice has changed. A typical evidence bundle also includes a reflective statement, certificates from targeted learning, a CPD record and an action plan.

• Check where you stand first with the remediation readiness check; it has a testimonials section and lists your gaps.
• Write your own account with the reflective statement builder, which uses regulator-specific prompts and flags details that might identify someone.
• Keep your learning in date order with the CPD and revalidation tracker.
• See which courses address your concern in our course bundles.

All our free tools are for organising your own evidence. They are not legal advice and they do not predict any outcome; panels make their own decisions. If you have a letter from your regulator, speak to your defence organisation, union or a solicitor before you submit anything.