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Context: Visitor
Context: Education
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Adjudication
Screening
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What is adjudication?

An internal structured review process used to resolve a screening alert into a recorded outcome.

Last Reviewed: 2026-09-19Plain-English reference · not legal advice

Plain-English Summary

In screening operations, adjudication is an internal workflow term for reviewing a potential match, comparing the relevant identifiers and source restrictions, and recording the organization’s decision. It is not the same thing as a regulator formally adjudicating a case.

Why This Matters

Screening tools generate potential matches that still require analysis. OFAC’s current match guidance calls for organizations to investigate potential matches under their own sanctions policies and procedures, compare available identifiers, escalate where appropriate, and preserve records of how the match was resolved.

Explanation Depth

Concept Explanation

Screening finds possible matches. Adjudication is the human review that checks the details, decides what the alert really means, and records the outcome.

When You'll See This in SecurePoint

SecurePoint Visitor’s /adjudication surface is live for decision capture, SLA visibility, and allowlist handling. Education, Trade, and Regulated Access use separate case or review workflows and should not be described as one universal SecurePoint adjudication queue.

What You Should Do Next

Open the source-list entry and the screened-party record side by side. Compare available identifiers, identify the legal effect of the source list, gather additional information when necessary, and record the reason for the resulting disposition. Escalate unresolved or higher-risk cases according to your organization’s procedures.

What Can Go Wrong

A queue can create false confidence if the reviewer treats a score or list label as the decision. The review has to address both identity and the source-specific restriction. Weak notes or undocumented reasoning can also make a defensible decision difficult to reconstruct later.

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