From intake to attestation, in seven steps.
A documented workflow that takes each AI-assisted article from your hands, through a named human reviewer, and into a per-article attestation log. Every step produces evidence. At the end, you receive a compliance file you can hand to a regulator, an enterprise customer, or your own legal team.
The full workflow.
Scoping call
A 15-minute conversation with our lead reviewer to map your content. We confirm what falls in scope of Article 50(4), what falls outside it, what your publishing cadence looks like, and which review tier matches your content type. The output is a one-page scope summary that becomes Section 2 of your procedure document.
Procedure customization
We take our standard 12-section Editorial Review Procedure template and tailor it to your editorial setup. Customer name, in-scope categories, intake channel, reviewer assignment, escalation paths, and retention practices are filled in from the scoping call. A senior reviewer signs off internally before the draft goes to you. Turnaround target is five business days.
Editorial responsibility designation
We record, in writing, who carries editorial responsibility for the published content. One of three configurations applies: you designate a person inside your organization, we co-hold under the Premium Editorial Responsibility Addendum, or a hybrid configuration assigns categories between the parties. Both sides sign. The designation becomes Section 3 of your procedure document.
Article intake
Articles arrive through whatever channel suits your stack: a shared folder, a dedicated email address, a Notion or Google Doc handoff, or a simple API endpoint for higher-volume customers. Each submission carries an article identifier, the requested review tier, and the publication target. Intake events are timestamped and logged for audit purposes.
Triage and assignment
An operator routes each article to a reviewer on your roster who is authorized for the requested tier. Tier 1 articles go to a generalist reader. Tier 2 goes to a working editor. Tier 3 goes to a credentialed expert in your domain. The triage step is logged with the assigned reviewer name and the assignment timestamp.
Human review and sign-off
The named reviewer reads the article end to end, completes the structured review form for the assigned tier, records any flags or notes, and signs off in our system. Sign-off triggers automatic generation of a per-article attestation PDF: reviewer name, role, date, tier applied, procedure reference, and the Article 50(4) statement. Nothing leaves the queue without a human signature.
Delivery and archive
The reviewed article and its attestation PDF are delivered back to you, and a copy is filed in your customer compliance vault. The attestation log adds a new entry. At the end of each month, an aggregated evidence report goes to your vault. At the end of each year, the annual audit-ready bundle is assembled and archived for the duration of the contract plus seven years.
Three tiers, depending on stakes and verticality.
Article 50(4) requires that a human reviews the content and that a named person carries editorial responsibility. It does not specify a quality bar. We offer three tiers above the regulatory floor so you can pick the level of scrutiny your content actually needs.
Compliance review
A trained generalist reads each article end to end, confirms it is on topic, not fabricated, not unlawful, and signs off. The regulatory floor for Article 50(4).
Reviewer profile. Trained generalist reader, English fluent, India-based pool.
Time per article. 10 to 15 minutes for a 1,500-word piece.
Best for. High-volume publishers, marketing teams, newsletters, the default bundled tier.
Editorial review
Everything in Tier 1, plus a working editor flags AI tells, notes unsourced factual claims, and provides up to five suggested improvements per article. Compliance plus editorial quality.
Reviewer profile. Working copywriter, journalism background, or experienced editor.
Time per article. 30 to 45 minutes for a 1,500-word piece.
Best for. Brand-conscious publishers, mid-market marketing teams, anyone replacing an in-house editor.
Subject-matter review
Everything in Tier 2, plus a credentialed expert verifies factual claims, checks cited sources, and signs off with their professional credentials attached to the attestation.
Reviewer profile. Credentialed expert: MD for healthcare, CFA or FRM for finance, JD for legal, PhD for science.
Time per article. 60 to 90 minutes for a 1,500-word piece.
Best for. Healthcare, finance, legal, and any vertical where the reviewer's name is the credibility signal.
What ends up in your compliance vault.
Six artifacts make up the Attestation Package. Together, they form the evidence file the Code of Practice expects you to keep. Every customer gets all six.
Editorial Review Procedure
A versioned, customer-specific document covering scope, editorial responsibility, workflow, tiers, organisational measures, record-keeping, and regulator inquiry response. Co-signed by you and our lead reviewer. Five to twelve pages depending on customization.
Reviewer roster document
Every natural person authorized to review your content, with name, role, qualifications, contact email, geographic location, and authorized review tiers. Updated whenever staff changes, version history retained for the audit trail.
Editorial responsibility designation
A signed record of which natural or legal person carries editorial responsibility for published content under one of three configurations. Names, roles, contact details, and authority statement, all required by the Code of Practice text.
Per-article attestation PDFs
One single-page PDF per reviewed article. Article identifier, customer, review date, reviewer name and role, tier applied, procedure reference, and the Article 50(4) review statement. Generated automatically from a versioned template.
Monthly evidence report
A two to five page summary delivered to your vault each month. Articles reviewed in the period, reviewer activity, escalations, the active procedure version, the active roster version, and aggregate statistics. Ready to drop into a compliance binder.
Customer compliance vault
A per-customer storage location holding every attestation, every monthly report, every roster version, and every procedure version. Retained for the duration of the contract plus seven years. Designed to be handed to a regulator on first request without further preparation.
What the first 30 days look like.
DAY 0 Scoping call. Scope summary drafted. DAY 1-3 Procedure customization. Editorial designation drafted. DAY 4-5 Reviewer roster assembled. Customer signs procedure and designation. DAY 6 Article intake opens. First articles enter the queue. DAY 7-30 Articles flow through review. Attestation logs accumulate in the vault. DAY 30 First monthly evidence report delivered. Vault snapshot taken.
Turnaround targets vary by tier: 5 business days at Starter, 3 business days at Standard, 2 business days at Premium. Higher-volume customers can negotiate dedicated reviewer pods inside Enterprise.
Common workflow questions.
How fast can you turn around an article?
Standard turnaround is 5 business days at Starter, 3 business days at Standard, and 2 business days at Premium. Faster turnaround is available on a per-article expedite charge or under an Enterprise SLA. The clock starts when the article hits our intake, not when you draft it.
Can we use our own editor?
Yes. Configuration A keeps editorial responsibility entirely on your side, with your designated person named in the procedure document. We still produce the attestation log and evidence file. Your editor and our reviewer can work in parallel, or your editor can be the named reviewer with our infrastructure providing the documentation layer.
What if you do not have a specialist for our vertical?
We tell you on the scoping call. If we cannot staff a credentialed Tier 3 reviewer for your vertical, we will say so before you sign anything. In some cases we recruit a specialist on retainer to onboard alongside your contract. In others, Tier 2 review is the appropriate ceiling and we price accordingly.
Can we audit a sample of your reviews?
Yes. Customers can request a re-review of any article in their attestation log at no charge. We also run our own quality assurance: 5 percent of Tier 1, 10 percent of Tier 2, and 100 percent of Tier 3 articles get a second-pass review by a senior reviewer. Audit results are included in the monthly evidence report on request.
What happens to attestations if we cancel?
Your compliance file is retained for three years after the contract ends. During that period, retrieval is free for the first five requests per year. After three years, the file moves to long-term archive, where retrieval is available for an additional seven years on request. Historical attestations remain valid evidence of the review that took place.
Ready to set up the workflow for your content?
Book a 15-minute scoping call. We will tell you which tier fits, draft a scope summary, and walk you through what onboarding actually looks like. No deck, no slide carousel, no pressure.