Editorial policy

1. Sourcing

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• We don't publish numbers we can't source.

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3. Update cadence

• Policy pages are re-checked at least every 90 days and whenever an official change is announced.
• News items carry a status (Proposed, In force, Superseded) and a review-by date; stale items are flagged on the page.

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