Now I am getting ridiculously nervous about the timescales behind all this... they want to start by Mid-Jan at the latest, but they make us do all the paperwork over the Christmas period. I've submitted my pre-appointment paperwork, but I am current awaiting delivery the pieces of ID (payslips/bank statements) that I need to provide as part of the disclosure. Basically, I don't know whether I can get it in this week or next week, but not that much is going to get processed over christmas at any rate. I just want to sign a contract of some kind, and I don't want to foul this opportunity up.