WCRC

Recognition A–Z / Awards and recognition

Award evidence verification

Verification asks whether a material claim is supported by the evidence cited for it. A plausible statement and an authentic document can still fail to support each other.

What to review

Trace a sample of important claims to the underlying record. Check dates, entity names, definitions and whether the evidence covers the stated period.

A practical example

A certificate may be genuine but belong to a subsidiary rather than the parent company named in a nomination. Correct identity is part of checking the claim.

Keep the claim in scope

Keep supplied claims and verified findings distinguishable. Do not turn a document's existence into proof of every sentence around it.

Research and editorial context

An award claim needs the programme name, assessed entity, category and edition. Read the recognition process with the result. WCRC separates research qualification from optional commercial participation; communications and attendance cannot create or alter a research outcome.

Examples illustrate a decision and do not describe a named organisation's conduct. This is a reference note, not a new research finding or an award outcome.

Read the relevant WCRC material

These links provide WCRC context. Individual properties retain their own eligibility, evidence requirements and limitations.