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PI Standards - Licensed and Unlicensed 02/26/2021

Standards of Practice

 Reports
The contents and formats of reports are not defined in the Standards of
Practice.
 Include relevant information from the contract – dates,
parties, assignment;
 Include activities, findings, and supporting documents;
 Include any details specific to the assignment and type of
case.
 Reports can only state facts – not opinions (PIs are fact
finders and fact witnesses – not experts; and
Reports will vary from agency to agency, and assignment to assignment –
adapt, use templates, and ask for examples.
It is strongly recommended developing these
as your agency Standards of Practice as
professional and client protections.

Standards of Practice

 Reports
 Reports are your work-product which clients see, are
disclosed to opposing parties, may be used in depositions,
hearings, and trials, and if it is not in your report – it did not
happen.
 Be prepared to answers questions as if you were to testify,
and particularly under cross-examination:
 Is it clear to other parties reading the report?
 Are there any errors or consistencies?

Reports will be covered in more detail in a later presentation

It is strongly recommended developing these
as your agency Standards of Practice as
professional and client protections.

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