[F1-D1] Ratify the initial independence rule set with the firm's quality-management partner

[smiggleworth]

Note

Follow-up discovery issue created 2026-09-22 from M0-D26 #124. It captures organization-specific facts that the product-default decision deliberately did not invent. It produces a recorded fact set, not product code.

Context

M0-D26 recorded the strict advisory/attest wall that the platform enforces on 2026-09-22. The rule content is versioned data (IndependenceRuleSet); the firm's independence or quality-management partner must ratify the initial version before a client engagement is accepted in production.

Questions to answer

• Confirm the governing requirements and the classification of each advisory service.
• Confirm the 12-month look-back and whether any service needs a longer or per-person period.
• Confirm the conditions for a readiness-assessment-only client and the partner evaluation it records.
• Record the ratified rule-set version, approver, and date.

Involve

Firm leadership, independence or quality-management partner, legal counsel.

Done when

• The facts, source, owner, and date are recorded in this issue.
• Each linked story's requirements and acceptance criteria reflect the facts, or the point is explicitly excluded.
• Any remaining uncertainty is captured as a further follow-up rather than left implicit.

Source

M0-D26 #124 decision record.