Halvern Controls Assessment

Assessment overview

Findings and supporting evidence

15 findings · 10 references · 6 recommendations

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Assessment conclusion

Immediate intervention is required

Six findings are rated critical. Priority actions are to restrict high-risk onboarding, address detection gaps and restore access to control evidence.

Critical exposure

Findings by control area

Number and severity of open findings

Priority actions

Proposed owners and target dates

Remediation schedule

Target acceptance dates across a 270-day programme

Day 30

Critical findings

Six issues requiring management action

Finding	Control area	Accountable owner	Acceptance gate	Severity	Open

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Finding and observation	Severity	Owner	Gate	Review status	Open

Proposed programme

Four phases over 270 days

Actions are sequenced by their target acceptance dates. Closure requires evidence that revised controls are operating effectively.

15Findings to close

6Strategic recommendations

4Delivery phases

Actions by phase

Acceptance gates by phase, and closure criteria for each recommendation

Closure standard

A finding closes only when its accountable owner presents source evidence, a documented sample, exception analysis and independent acceptance against its closure criteria.

Source records

Ten records cited by the findings, and drawn on by the recommendations that address them.

Synthetic records

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Halvern Payments LtdBoard briefing

Material weaknesses in financial crime controls

The assessment identifies six critical findings across customer due diligence, ongoing monitoring and outsourcing. Weak operating controls and incomplete records limit management’s ability to demonstrate effective oversight.

6Critical findings

23/35Control assessments not effective

270Days in the proposed programme

Decision lineage

How each decision traces to the evidence

3 decisions · 6 recommendations · 15 findings · 10 source records

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Assessment

The business-wide risk assessment does not sufficiently inform monitoring calibration. Customer file standards are applied inconsistently, and oversight does not reliably challenge the resulting exceptions.

Incomplete customer records weaken risk classification. Monitoring gaps increase reliance on manual reviews. Dispersed evidence and unclear ownership make it difficult for the board to confirm whether remediation has been effective.

The immediate priority is to limit exposure while controls are remediated. The programme should include enforceable interim restrictions, defined decision rights and evidence that can be independently verified.

Evidence required for reassessment

Reassessment should be based on file quality results, monitoring back-tests and documented board challenge, with independently verified closure evidence for each material finding.

Policy updates, training attendance and vendor attestations do not demonstrate operating effectiveness on their own. Validation should include a defined sample, exception analysis and independent approval.

Recommended board position

Retain interim restrictions until evidence confirms that the relevant controls meet the agreed closure criteria.

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Assessment contents

Halvern Payments