Project leads may choose to not offer assistance where the risks are serious and impossible to mitigate. Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk Human There is a less than is a serious risk There is a serious Rights and serious risk that the that the assistance risk that the IHL Risk, assistance might might directly or assistance might as per directly or significantly significantly contribute directly or significantly Stage 2 contribute to a to a violation of contribute to a Section C violation of human human rights but this violation of human rights. can be mitigated rights and it is effectively. assessed that the mitigation measures will not effectively mitigate this risk. There is little or no There is some There is a serious and reputational or reputational or reputational or Political political risk for HMG political risk for HMG political risk for HMG Risk or agencies. or agencies but this or agencies; can be mitigated effectively. Approval can be Consult senior Consult Ministers, action sought from the personnel within unless Ministerial person with your organisation, approval has already oversight of the usually SCS Head of been for this proposal Department, DHM, activity with this Head of Mission or institution and nothing Assistant Chief material changed. Constable. File your completed and approved assessment with the relevant Post(s) and your organisation’s OSJA Lead. Consider whether Ministers would want to be informed of the assistance in any event.
Project leads may choose to not offer assistance where the risks are serious and impossible to mitigate. Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk Human Rights and IHL Risk, as per Stage 2 Section C There is a less than serious risk that the assistance might directly or significantly contribute to a violation of human rights. is a serious risk that the assistance might directly or significantly contribute to a violation of human rights but this can be mitigated effectively. There is a serious risk that the assistance might directly or significantly contribute to a violation of human rights and it is assessed that the mitigation measures will not effectively mitigate this risk. and Political Risk There is little or no reputational or political risk for HMG or agencies. There is some reputational or political risk for HMG or agencies but this can be mitigated effectively. There is a serious reputational or political risk for HMG or agencies; action Approval can be sought from the person with oversight of the proposal Consult senior personnel within your organisation, usually SCS Head of Department, DHM, Head of Mission or Assistant Chief Constable. Consult Ministers, unless Ministerial approval has already been for this activity with this institution and nothing material changed. File your completed and approved assessment with the relevant Post(s) and your organisation’s OSJA Lead. Consider whether Ministers would want to be informed of the assistance in any event.