Conflicts of interest can and will be identified by the DAO on an ongoing basis by all staff. Conflicts of interest will be monitored and reviewed. the DAO processes will identify:

• all conflicts of interest which relate to its work as an awarding organisation, and

• any scenario in which it is reasonably foreseeable that any such conflict of interest will arise in the future

The DAO staff monitor and report any conflicts of interest. They monitor any conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest, recording them in the Conflicts of Interest Register. The records are to include the following: nature of the conflict, the potential adverse effect, the mitigating actions, and the associated timescales to establish the mitigation. This detail will be presented by the Responsible Officer and, if required, will be fed up the chain of command depending on the severity/nature of the conflict and potential.

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