Codes and Terms Explained
Where the response or the copy uses codes, abbreviations, or technical terms, the response explains what they mean.
Intent
Exported records are full of internal codes and abbreviations. Unexplained, they leave the person holding a copy they cannot read.
How to test it
An assessor scores the criterion against a single response:
- Score 2
- Every code, abbreviation and technical term in the response and the copy is explained.
- Score 1
- The response explains some of the codes, abbreviations and technical terms, and leaves others unexplained.
- Score 0
- The response uses codes, abbreviations or technical terms, and explains none of them.
- Not applicable
- The response and the copy use no codes, abbreviations or technical terms.
The law it reflects
This criterion reflects Article 12(1) of the UK GDPR. That mapping is a guide, not a legal test: conformance is judged against the criterion, not the article.
See F1 in context in the full standard.