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Five questions for a report that names a person

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When a screening or monitoring report names a person and a consequential decision is about to rest on it, the open question is whether anyone tested the match. This annex to CB-246 is the field instrument for finding out: a written question set for the vendor, a short test on a report already delivered, and an optional text probe with strict handling conditions. For principals, family offices and counsel deciding whether a vendor identification can carry an irreversible action.

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