# Governance oversight

URL: /systems/trust-and-governance/controls/governance-oversight · Id: `control:governance-oversight`

> The board or sole officer reviews control results each period and records that oversight as a Decision.

The board or sole officer reviews control results each period and records that oversight as a [Decision](/business/nouns/decision).

## Satisfies
| Criterion | Text |
| --- | --- |
| [SOC2 CC1.2](/systems/trust-and-governance/criteria/soc2/cc1-2) | The board of directors is independent of management and oversees the development and performance of internal control. |

## Implemented by
- [Compliance](/workflows/processes/compliance)
- [Strategy](/workflows/processes/strategy)
- [Compliance](/systems/compliance)
- [Officer desk](/business/glossary)

## Test
| Step | Rule |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Detective: it finds the failure after it happens. |
| Select | Every report period of every entity in scope. |
| Assert | Each period has an oversight Decision citing its control results and open deviations. |

## Owner
[Founder](/agents/founding/founder), [Founding Team](/agents/founding).

## Example
At quarter end, the sole officer of a Studio-held entity reviews 214 control results and two open deviations. The review is recorded as a Decision that cites both.