Flying Torquewrench:
"Sorry guys, but make sure what you post here is right."
I take great exception to that comment old son. I suspect that I have been signing Dutch licences a bit longer than you.
What you say may be the accepted practice in your (I assume) UK-based airline but it is a different matter on the other side of La Manche. I was employed as a UK TRI/TRE for many years for a Belgian airline.
Before JARs, I had authorisation to sign Dutch licences and did so on many occasions. Since JARs came into being I have been given specific instructions that I cannot do this any more. At the end of the test, I complete the JAR ATPL/TYPE RATING/SKILL TEST AND PROFICIENCY CHECK form. The Dutch pilot then has to take it (or post it) to Amsterdam to have his licence dealt with. The Dutch pilots are as incredulous as I am.
What you do in your empire is not necessarily what happens in the rest of the JAR region. In any event, I would take it as a kindness if you didn't tell me how to do MY job and perhaps concentrate on your own.