SIOG1930 - Introduction and organisation: referrals to disputes resolution boards - FIS procedures

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As soon as you plan to issue assessments or otherwise settle a case which triggers DRB thresholds, the case should be referred to the National Lead.

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Preparing the submission to the required standard is an intensive and lengthy piece of work, and case workers should expect to have to refine multiple versions.  The objective is to produce an open and balanced paper which presents the issues clearly enough for a board member with no background in the subject matter to grasp the key points and come to a view quickly.

Once the caseworker and the national Lead are both satisfied with the submission, it will need to be signed off by the caseworker’s own management chain (at Grade 7 or above) and by the FIS lead Deputy Director for DRB.  It will then be referred to the secretariat of the governance panel.  Further drafting points are then likely. 

The secretariat has a programme of dates for board meetings and submission deadlines, which usually must be adhered to closely.  Exceptions may be made only for very urgent cases.

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