What changed
What moved since the prior governed decision, review point, or checkpoint.
Return Brief
Public explainerGenerated Return Briefs are case-specificThe governed record reopened when the condition remains active.
A Return Brief reopens the governed record when the condition remains active. It records what changed, what did not, what commitment was missed or completed, and what is now required.
This page explains the mechanism. Generated Return Briefs are case-specific and appear when the governed record has enough return-cycle evidence to reopen the condition safely.
Public explainerSurface boundary
Record created
No governed case is created by reading this explainer.
What the system reads
- How a return-cycle record is reopened
- What evidence a generated Return Brief can surface
- Where the governed case continues
What a live generated brief can show
When a governed case has enough return-cycle evidence, a generated Return Brief can show:
What did not change
Conditions that remain active stay visible instead of disappearing behind a new form.
What remains required
The next admissible move carried forward from the live governed record.
Whether escalation is earned
Whether the return-cycle evidence now supports escalation rather than another unearned intervention.
Where the case continues
The next return path into the Decision Centre record rather than a detached follow-up document.
What a Return Brief is not
It is not a generic follow-up email, not a fresh assessment, and not a public disclosure of protected notes. It is a client-safe continuation of an existing governed record, using only the evidence the system is permitted to carry forward.
Where governed cases live
The governed case itself continues in Decision Centre. A Return Brief reopens the record when the condition remains active.