Recommendation 52

Where notes are required as a result of the preceding recommendations, the notes should be taken at each stage of ACE-V by every examiner involved in the process at that stage and should cover the following matters: (i) the assessment of the quality of the mark at the analysis stage and any sign of distortion; (ii) the characteristics identified at analysis including their type and the sequence of them; (iii) the characteristics taken into account at the comparison stage including their types and sequence in mark and print; (iv) any revision to the initial analysis made at the comparison stage; (v) any differences observed at the comparison stage; (vi) the explanation for any differences; (vii) any third level detail relied upon in arriving at the conclusion; (viii) the reasons for the conclusion at the evaluation stage; and (ix) any consultation with any other examiner during the ACE-V process.