The Governance Evidence Model v1

This model describes what governance evidence must show in practice when decisions are examined later under scrutiny.

1. What counts as governance evidence

• Declared systems and purposes
• Policies and assumptions in force at the time
• Named authority and oversight
• Recorded decisions, changes, and rationale

2. What governance evidence must demonstrate

• What existed
• Who was responsible
• When changes occurred
• Why decisions were made

3. What “good” looks like

Good governance evidence is time-aware, proportionate, understandable to non-specialists, and exportable as a coherent record.

4. Why this matters

Reviews rarely ask whether decisions were perfect. They ask whether they were reasonable based on what was known at the time.

5. How Veriscopic implements this model

Veriscopic operationalises this model through Evidence Packs, supported by governance drift detection and implemented against the Veriscopic Evidence Standard.

For an architectural overview, see how Veriscopic fits together.