Sanctions and Exclusion Screening
Checked at onboarding, then never again
A vendor cleared at onboarding is recorded as clear indefinitely, and nothing corrects that. The exposure in almost every screening programme sits in the months after approval, not before it.
Continuously, because the alternative is a record that ages silently
Any fixed interval leaves a gap. The practical answer is that screening should run as the underlying lists change rather than on a calendar.
Later listings are caught
Re-screening on a cycle means a vendor appearing on a list after approval is picked up rather than assumed still clear.
False positives resolve in minutes
Name similarity is common and genuine matches are rare. Showing both records side by side turns a week of email into a comparison.
Dismissals are evidenced too
Clearing a finding records who decided, when and on what basis, so the dismissal can be explained later rather than looking like an omission.
Once, annually, or continuously
The three approaches differ mainly in how long a new listing stays invisible.
A single point in time
The vendor is screened before approval and never again, so the file records clear regardless of what happens afterwards.
Continuous
Screening re-runs as lists update, so the record reflects the current position.
Up to a year blind
A listing appearing in month two is unaddressed until month twelve, which is the same problem with a shorter name.
As the lists change
Nobody schedules it and no review date has to be remembered.
Automatic block
A name match blocks the vendor, a legitimate supplier is stuck, and the team stops trusting the screening.
Presented with evidence
Your vendor's details are shown against the list record so the difference is usually obvious immediately.
A cleared flag
Once resolved the finding disappears, so nothing shows it was raised or why it was dismissed.
A recorded decision
The finding, the comparison and the decision are retained with dates and names.
Moments a compliance team will recognise
A vendor is listed after approval
Caught on the next cycle rather than by somebody outside your team.
Learn moreA common company name flags often
Compared against your own record once and dismissed, with the reasoning kept.
Learn moreSomebody asks what you screen against
Answered by naming the lists rather than describing a process.
Learn moreA finding suppresses a score
The reason is visible, and resolving it recomputes the score.
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