This artefact comprises the collection of exception approvals granted through the severity-based failure handling process and the fairness gate override process described above. Each record documents an instance where a deployment proceeded despite a test or gate failure.

The record captures the specific failure that triggered the exception, the severity classification, the approver’s identity, the justification for proceeding, the compensating controls in place, the conditions under which the exception expires, and the remediation plan. For fairness gate overrides, the record additionally includes the root cause analysis and the time-bound commitment for deploying a remediated model.

Exception approval records are sensitive compliance evidence. A pattern of frequent exceptions may indicate that the system’s thresholds are miscalibrated, that the development process is under excessive pressure, or that the governance framework is being circumvented. The AI Governance Lead reviews exception frequency and patterns as part of the periodic governance review, and the review findings are documented in the risk register.

Key outputs

• Exception approval records per instance
• Justification, compensating controls, and remediation plan per record
• Exception frequency and pattern analysis
• Module 6 and Module 10 AISDP evidence