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title: Attest a control
description: Attestations are surveys that gather evidence to prove that a control is implemented. If the control attestation and respondents fields are selected, when the control moves from the Draft state to the Attest state, a notification is sent to the attestation respondents.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/policy-and-compliance-management/attest-a-control.html
release: australia
product: Policy and Compliance Management
classification: policy-and-compliance-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Manage controls, Classic UI, Use, Policy and Compliance Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
---

# Attest a control

Attestations are surveys that gather evidence to prove that a control is implemented. If the control attestation and respondents fields are selected, when the control moves from the **Draft** state to the **Attest** state, a notification is sent to the attestation respondents.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_grc.business\_user, sn\_grc.business\_user\_lite

Users can create multiple attestation types and set their control objectives to different attestations. A sample attestation called **GRC Attestation** is also provided as the default attestation.

## About this task

When controls are attested, a new questionnaire is created. As a result, attestations do not appear in the **Self-Service** > **My assessments & surveys** module. Hundreds of GRC assessment records could be generated at once and should be separated from other assessments in a separate list view.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Policy and Compliance** > **Controls** > **My Attestations**.

2.  Open the attestation and review the details.

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**If you are unable to answer the questions**

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1.  Reassign the attestation to another user in the **Assigned to** field.
2.  Click **Update** and close the record.
 **Note:** Only a user with the sn\_grc.user role can be re-assigned the attestation.

 The list of attestations refreshes when you reassign an attestation to another user.

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**If you are able to answer the questions**

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1.  Click **Take attestation**.
2.  Answer the questions and attach information, as required.
3.  Click **Submit**.
 The list of attestations refreshes when you close the **Take Assessment** pop-up window.

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