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Exception register

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A version-controlled list of approved exceptions, each tied to one rule and one system, with justification, compensating controls, approver and expiry. The policy engine reads it, so a release can pass under a live exception, the verdict says so, and the rule fails again once the exception expires.

Developed in
ch. 12, Risk acceptance and exceptions
Chapters
ch. 12, Governance Program
Contrast with
Risk register
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

One chapter of the Body of Knowledge uses the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

  • Risk acceptance

    A named, signed and expiring decision by someone with the authority a residual band requires, that a risk may remain for a bounded period under named…

Sources

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Exception register. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/exception-register. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026exceptionregister,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Exception register}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/exception-register}
}