“Was a human member of the team able to personally review the specific facts of my specific situation?”
Certification is for organisations and practitioners who can evidence that named humans personally reviewed the specific facts before decisions affected identified people. The ledger records certified adoption; it is not a substitute for actually doing the review.
If a decision has already affected you, you do not need certification. Start with the free Start Here guide or copy a template letter.
Ask the binary question, gather the name and facts, and classify the reply.
Open the Start Here guide →Integrate the Burgess check before any workflow acts on an identified person.
Read the integration contract →Use the tiers below only if your practice can evidence named individual review.
View certification tiers →Sole traders, advisers & community practitioners
AI platforms, law firms & claims groups
Companies, public bodies & platforms
Founding rate available until 31 July 2026.
Full institutional pricing from £25,000/year thereafter.
2 August 2026. The Burgess Principle operationalises Articles 14 (human oversight), 26 (deployer obligations), and 86 (right to explanation). Certification before the deadline constitutes documented compliance evidence. Enterprise pricing available for organisations seeking pre-deadline institutional certification.