1. Whistleblower / Ethics Hotline
  2. Process
  3. Protected report review
Process · Protected report review

Protected report review

Move a submitted concern to a revision-specific independent decision.

Step by step

  1. Receive report Intake Coordinator

    The Intake Coordinator records the concern, organization and confidentiality scope, then checks its link to the matter. A report code can help authorized staff identify the case without using a person's name in the working queue.

    • Establishes the organization and case link
    • Updates Protected reports, Organizations, Matters
  2. Submit for review Intake Coordinator

    The Intake Coordinator moves the report from draft to submitted and retains the source revision. The handoff names the matter and the question the reviewer needs to decide.

    • Identifies the submitted revision
    • Updates Protected reports
  3. Inspect the case Independent Reviewer

    The Independent Reviewer reads the submitted report and the permitted matter evidence. If a fact is missing, the reviewer records why the case needs more work.

    • Gives the reviewer case context
    • Updates Protected reports, Matters, Record attachments
  4. Record decision Independent Reviewer

    The Independent Reviewer approves, rejects or returns the source revision with a date and reason. A decision applies to the revision actually considered.

    • Stores decision, reason and source revision
    • Updates Review decisions, Protected reports
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  5. Reconcile effect Ethics Manager

    The Ethics Manager checks the guarded action receipt and its effect references. A failed or needs-review outcome remains open for reconciliation.

    • Checks the persisted result and references
    • Updates Operation receipts, Review decisions
  6. Complete report Ethics Manager

    The Ethics Manager confirms that the report outcome and matter record agree before treating the report as completed.

    • Records the final report state
    • Updates Protected reports, Matters
Intake Coordinator
, Independent Reviewer, Ethics Manager, Investigator.

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