Compliance · Regulatory mapping · Component
The obligations register
Every applicable rule, its source, and what it requires — mapped by activity rather than by department.
The deliverable
What it is
Obligations arrive from jurisdiction, sector, activity and contract. Organisations track the ones with a dedicated regulator and frequently miss the rest.
Employment, data protection and consumer rules apply to nearly everyone and are owned by nobody in particular, which is why they appear so often in enforcement.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The obligations
Each rule that applies, and what it actually requires.
3 attributes: Obligation · Obligation type · Citation
LearnThe jurisdictions
Where each obligation applies, and why the organisation falls within it.
3 attributes: Jurisdiction · Why it applies · Certainty
LearnThe sources
Where each entry came from, and how confident it is.
3 attributes: Source · Established · Confidence
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Map by activity, not by department. Obligations follow what the organisation does, wherever it happens to be done.
The other components in regulatory mapping
The requirement translation
Each obligation expressed as something a named person must do or evidence — because a citation is not an instruction.
LearnThe change watch
Who monitors for regulatory change, and how it actually enters the register.
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