Chief Executive

Chief Executive

Your organisation makes decisions about people every day. Do you know which ones lack human review?

Your organisation makes decisions about people every day. Do you know which ones lack human review?

Certification for CEOs needing assurance that significant automated decisions can withstand regulatory scrutiny.

Certification for CEOs needing assurance that significant automated decisions can withstand regulatory scrutiny.

Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, all organisations must operate a formal human intervention mechanism for significant automated decisions. The Senior Responsible Individual, in many organisations, the CEO, carries personal named accountability for that standard being met.

Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, all organisations must operate a formal human intervention mechanism for significant automated decisions. The Senior Responsible Individual, in many organisations, the CEO, carries personal named accountability for that standard being met.

Most organisations assume that having a process means having human involvement. The Burgess Test asks a different question: can you name the individual who reviewed the specific facts of this specific person's case? In our audits across 16 institutions, that question went unanswered in every case.

Most organisations assume that having a process means having human involvement. The Burgess Test asks a different question: can you name the individual who reviewed the specific facts of this specific person's case? In our audits across 16 institutions, that question went unanswered in every case.

  • Confidence that the decisions your organisation makes about people can withstand regulatory scrutiny

  • A public register entry that signals to clients, commissioners, and regulators that your organisation leads on accountability

  • First-mover advantage: certification is currently available at founding rates before the standard becomes universally enforced

  • Confidence that the decisions your organisation makes about people can withstand regulatory scrutiny

  • A public register entry that signals to clients, commissioners, and regulators that your organisation leads on accountability

  • First-mover advantage: certification is currently available at founding rates before the standard becomes universally enforced