Trust & Governance Center

A controlled public policy library, not a folder of PDFs.

Each approved public document carries a stable identity, version, status, effective date, owner, approving authority, related records, and change-history treatment. Drafts remain outside the public production layer until their review state is explicitly approved for publication.

10Published policies
3Governance categories
2Publication treatments
Public procedures

Appeals

v1.0

Defines the process for challenging an eligible Clause5afe certification decision through an independent, documented review.

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Public procedures

Complaints

v1.0

Provides a route for clients, personnel, affected parties, and the public to raise concerns about Clause5afe conduct, certification activities, mark use, or impartiality.

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Public procedures

Mark and badge use

v1.0

Controls who may display Clause5afe certification marks, what the mark may represent, and what happens when status expires, is suspended, is withdrawn, or is revoked.

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Certification lifecycle

Material changes

v1.0

Defines which changes to a certified AI system must be reported and how Clause5afe determines whether review, re-assessment, suspension, or another status action is required.

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Independence safeguards

Outcome independence

v1.0

Separates commercial activity from evaluation, review, and certification decisions and prohibits guaranteed outcomes or retaliation for an unfavorable result.

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Public governance summary
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Independence safeguards

Evaluator competence

v1.0

Defines competence domains, qualification stages, supervised experience, calibration, continuing development, and performance oversight for certification personnel.

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Public governance summary
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Independence safeguards

Financial independence

v1.0

Controls client concentration, funding pressure, compensation incentives, and other financial conditions that could threaten impartial certification decisions.

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Independence safeguards

Ownership conflicts

v1.0

Identifies ownership, investment, family, employment, and other economic relationships that require disclosure, recusal, mitigation, or prohibition.

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Independence safeguards

External assessors

v1.0

Applies Clause5afe competence, confidentiality, conflict, supervision, and outcome-independence requirements to external assessors and subcontracted certification work.

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Independence safeguards

Vendor relationships

v1.0

Controls affiliations, referrals, commercial relationships, and other vendor ties that could create actual or perceived pressure on certification scope or outcomes.

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