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Responsibility Binding (RB)

Purpose

Binds outcome ownership to a role and mandate for one or more DRs. Systems may act, but accountability remains human/organizational.

Minimum fields (normative)

  • rb_id
  • applies_to (DR IDs)
  • owning_role (outcome owner)
  • mandate_origin (board resolution / governance charter)
  • delegation_rights (whether/how delegation is permitted, boundaries)
  • escalation_owner (who owns responsibility in exceptions)
  • validity_review_cycle

Example (non-binding, tool-agnostic)

rb_id: RB-009
applies_to: [DR-0127]
owning_role: Product Lead (Support Platform)
mandate_origin: BR-2025-11
delegation_rights:
  allowed: true
  scope_limit: refund_decisions_under_500
escalation_owner: Head of Ops
validity_review_cycle: QUARTERLY
gtaf_ref:
  version: GTAF-0.1
status: ACTIVE
valid_from: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
valid_until: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z
revision: 1

Normative statement

No semi‑autonomous or autonomous execution without an active RB.

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