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Nexus Standards

Review and assurance cell

Public comment review cell

Reviews the comments on a draft and records how each one was resolved.

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To launch
6 members
or more
Roles
4
each a credential
Decides by
Supermajority
yours to change
Joining
By invitation
set per cell

How it works

The operating model

  1. People

    • Panel chair1 needed
    • Integrity contact1 needed
    • Secretary1 needed
    • Reviewer3 needed

  2. How it decides

    1. Propose
    2. Discuss
    3. Supermajority
    4. Record and sign
    • Conflict-of-interest recusal
    • Veto, escalation and appeals
    • Term limits

  3. First work

    • ProjectReview protocol
    • ProjectFirst review round
    • IssueOpen the register of interests
    • IssueBuild the reviewer pool
    • CallReviewers for the pool

  4. Services

    • Review hub
    • Standards
    • Forms

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Public comment review cell

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  • Secretary
  • Panel chair
  • Integrity contact
  • Reviewer

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Charter

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In detail

Purpose, roles, agreements and expertise

Purpose

Runs peer review panels and verifies methods, data and claims, with declared interests and recorded outcomes. Its records are proof of review, not certification.

Roles and what each does
RoleWhat it doesMinimum
Panel chairChairs review panels and signs off their records.1 required
Integrity contactKeeps the register of declared interests and handles recusals.1 required
SecretaryKeeps the records: minutes, decisions, the member list and the cell log.1 required
ReviewerReviews changes, drafts or claims before they are accepted.3 required
The whole starter work programme

First projects

  • Review protocol
  • First review round
  • Verification record

First issues

  • Open the register of interests
  • Build the reviewer pool
  • Set the appeal route

Open calls

  • Reviewers for the pool
Decision rule and agreements

Supermajority

At least a set fraction (two thirds, three fifths, three quarters) of a stated base.

  • Cell charter Required The mission, scope, host, roles, governance model and how the cell closes.
  • Membership agreement Required What members commit to, how they join and leave, and how credit is recorded.
  • Data sharing agreement Optional What data the cell holds, who may use it, for what, and for how long.
  • Intellectual property and open licence Required Who owns the outputs and the open licence they are published under.
  • Code of conduct and safeguarding Required How members treat each other, how concerns are raised, and who acts on them.
Expertise and competence evidence
  • Risk governance and institutions
  • AI assurance and audit
  • Science and technology studies
  • Law and regulation
  • Mathematics and applied mathematics
  • Reviewer the cell's own field, at capability level 5 (Reviewed contribution) Reviewed contribution in the field under review.
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