Screening V2: Automatic Materiality Assessment De-escalation

Previously, there was no way to reverse an entity's escalation once it had been raised during a Materiality Assessment — even after a corrected or superseding decision, the entity remained flagged as escalated indefinitely.

This release introduces automatic de-escalation. When you set a new materiality status on an assessment for an entity that is currently escalated, the escalation clears as part of that same action — there is no extra step, prompt, or new screen to interact with. Every de-escalation is recorded in the audit trail alongside the entity's other history.

User Guide Reference: Using ODS: Screening Resolution & Materiality — De-escalation