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Episode 16 · 0:49

An old file is not a new approval

An old file may help you understand the format, but its existing signature does not establish that the new content has been approved.

 

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You find an old file with a signature and seal. Can you simply change the date and reuse it? You cannot assume that.

An old file may help you understand the format, but its existing signature does not establish that the new content has been approved.

Check the current requirements for this document type: signature or initials, and whether a seal is required. Do not assume that a seal replaces signing.

Then check who is authorised to sign or initial this document now. Neither the person named in the old file nor the new drafter is automatically the answer.

Use the current template and route the new content through the institution’s approval process. Do not copy a signature or seal to bypass that process.

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You find an old file with a signature and seal. Can you simply change the date and reuse it? You cannot assume that.

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An old file may help you understand the format, but its existing signature does not establish that the new content has been approved. Check the current requirements for this document type: signature or initials, and whether a seal is required. Do not assume that a seal replaces signing. Then check who is authorised to sign or initial this document now. Neither the person named in the old file nor the new drafter is automatically the answer. Use the current template and route the new content through the institution’s approval process. Do not copy a signature or seal to bypass that process.

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A fictional case study, not legal assurance. The old-file workflow is an educational application. Check the institution’s current template, authority and approval process. The UN manual (2000) is an institutional example, not a universal rule.

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