6. Grading Weak evidence Medium evidence Strong evidence Exceptional circumstance criteria Do not consider an Only consider if Consider an alert alert supported by multiple criteria 1. relevance Not locally relevant Maybe relevant Locally relevant Exceptional circumstances Tick one box 2. Anecdotal report Anecdotal without Anecdotal Anecdotal Exceptional support supported by supported by circumstances multiple reports multiple sources and other criteria Tick one box 3. Source of Unreliable or Unreliable but Reliable source Exceptional evidence unknown source, multiple sources or and specific circumstances no evidence supported by other enough to be of evidence use Tick one box 4.Forensic evidence No forensic No forensic Forensic evidence Exceptional evidence evidence but circumstances compelling evidence Tick one box 5.Confirmed harm No confirmed harm Potential serious Serious harm or Exceptional harm or death death confirmed circumstances Tick one box Boxes ticked in this Boxes ticked in this ticked in this Exceptional column are a good column are neutral column are a good circumstances for one indication that an and should be indication that an criteria, may make an alert is not supported by other alert is warranted alert more likely or warranted strong evidence to even justify an alert by warrant an alert itself Result of grading matrix (no. of Initial LDIS panel Do not alert decision Undecided Alert or other actions considered
6. Grading criteria Weak evidence Do not consider an alert Medium evidence Only consider if supported by multiple criteria Strong evidence Consider an alert Exceptional circumstance 1. relevance Not locally relevant Maybe relevant Locally relevant Exceptional circumstances Tick one box 2. Anecdotal report Anecdotal without support Anecdotal supported by multiple reports Anecdotal supported by multiple sources and other criteria Exceptional circumstances Tick one box 3. Source of evidence Unreliable or unknown source, no evidence Unreliable but multiple sources or supported by other evidence Reliable source and specific enough to be of use Exceptional circumstances Tick one box 4.Forensic evidence No forensic evidence No forensic evidence but compelling evidence Forensic evidence Exceptional circumstances Tick one box 5.Confirmed harm No confirmed harm Potential serious harm or death Serious harm or death confirmed Exceptional circumstances Tick one box Boxes ticked in this column are a good indication that an alert is not warranted Boxes ticked in this column are neutral and should be supported by other strong evidence to warrant an alert ticked in this column are a good indication that an alert is warranted Exceptional circumstances for one criteria, may make an alert more likely or even justify an alert by itself Result of grading matrix (no. of Initial LDIS panel decision Do not alert Undecided Alert or other actions considered
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