DocumentID / ALS_02_I / ENGLISH
Date / 23/08/2017

How to appeal when your HCV assessment report is ‘unsatisfactory’

Licensed assessors who disagree with the result of their HCV assessment report review can submit an appeal. This document outlines the scope and the process that licensed assessors must follow when submitting an appeal.

Scope

This procedure applies to licensed assessors whose assessment report evaluation result is ‘unsatisfactory’.

Process

1.Fill out the form at the end of this document (preferably in English) and submit it via email to . The form must be submitted within 15 working days of having received the HCV assessment report evaluation result. Appeals must be focused on sections considered key issues, since unsatisfactory key issues cause a report to be marked as ‘unsatisfactory’.

2.As soon as your form is received, the Quality Manager will change the status of your report on the ALS website to “appeal submitted” (A). Information on the appeal may be provided to the Organisation that commissioned the assessment upon request.

3.The Quality Manager will have30 working days to process and respond to the appeal. During this period, the Quality Manager may engage the Quality Panel members involved in the review and may involve other Quality Panel members for input. The Quality Manager or ALS staff may contact the licensed assessor to discuss the appeal in more detail, however, these discussions are considered informative.

Results

If an appeal covers all key issues marked as unsatisfactory, and is substantiated, the overall report marking will be changed and the report will be listed on the ALS website as ‘satisfactory’.

If an appeal does not cover all key issues marked as unsatisfactory, or it is fully or partially unsubstantiated,

a) the report will be listed as ‘unsatisfactory’ (for final submissions), or

b) the report will need to be resubmitted, including all standing requirements (for reports with resubmission options).

There are no options for re-appeals

Appeal Form

Please complete all sections below to appeal or require clarifications regarding a Quality Panel Feedback. Once completed, please send this form via email to

Information on the case
Name of the report (as presented in the Public Summary in English) / Click here to enter text. /
Case number / Click here to enter text. /
Name of the assessor, licence status and email / Click here to enter text.
Date Quality Panel Feedback was received by the assessor / Click here to enter text.
Version of report reviewed by Quality Panel (choose one) / Choose an item. /
List of Key Issues found Unsatisfactory by Quality Panel / List of Key Issues found Unsatisfactory by Quality Panel that are contested by the assessor
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Description of contested Quality Panel feedback(one line per key issue) / Grounds for contesting the feedback (choose relevant option) / Detailed justification (mandatory, for each contested issue)
Example 1
Full Report
HCV 2 content
“Include discussion and map of Intact Forest Landscapes for the assessment site and its wider landscape, following updated HCV2 definition.” / Information required is already included in the section / NA
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There are no IFLs in the assessment area and its wider landscape, as mentioned in the legend of Figure 7 (HCV 2 areas), page 14.
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Example 2
Public Summary
Quality of Public Summary
“Include a detailed list of all participants in stakeholder consultation” / Requirement goes beyond ALS guidance (not relevant) / The template for public summaries (page 3) does not require the full list of participants in stakeholder consultation, only a description of the approach used for stakeholder consultation and a summary of the consultation outcomes.
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Signature of the assessor appealing the Quality Panel Feedback / I declare to have read and accept the Quality Panel Feedback Appeal Procedure

Date appeal form is submitted / Click here to enter text. /

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