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CTL-016 · Decision quality

A decision without authority is refused and recorded

When no grant covers an action, the platform refuses it and writes a refusal to the evidence spine.

Effective
Domain
Decision quality
Scope
enterprise
Frequency
continuous
Operation
Automated
Control owner
Platform Engineering Lead · engineering
Tester of record
internal-audit
Last tested
Aug 17, 2026
Next due
Sep 16, 2026 · in 29d

What counts as evidence for this control

Written before the test, so a tester cannot choose the evidence that suits the result

Refusal records in the spine with the reason and the missing authority named.

Test history

3 tests on record

4,800 items sampled
TestPeriodSample methodSizePassFailResultTesterTested
CT-016-01Q3 month 2 2026full population172017200PassS. Nakamura
Internal Audit
Aug 17, 2026
CT-016-02Q3 month 1 2026full population176017600PassD. Okoye
Internal Audit
Jul 18, 2026
CT-016-03Q2 2026full population132013200PassR. Whitfield
Internal Audit
Jun 18, 2026

Exceptions raised against this control

None raised

No exception has been raised against this control.

What this page is, and what it is not

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12 of 12 evidence citations on this control resolve to a record in the evidence spine. Every citation resolves; each one links through to the sealed record it refers to.

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