Defined way of working
Government Functional Standard GovS 004: Property, Version: 2.0, published by HM Government on 1 September 2021, states in relation to defined (way of working): ‘In the context of standards, ‘defined’ denotes a documented way of working that people are expected to use. This can apply to any aspect of a governance or management framework for example processes, codes of practice, methods, templates, tools and guides.’
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