DC-Services UK Inside the Office

Controlled-Access Material

Counterparty source material is held in a controlled-access store separate from the working drives. Practitioners draw the minimum set needed for the matter in front of them; copies are not made to personal workstations. At end of day, working copies are reconciled back into the controlled store, and any deviation is reported to the secretariat.

• ›Written intake brief signed by the client
• ›Conflicts screen and independence check
• ›Defined deliverable list and retention envelope

Outbound Delivery and Receipts

Released records leave the office via a single outbound channel managed by the secretariat. Each package carries a sealed manifest naming the drafter, the data lead and the supervisory reviewer. Counterparty receipt is signed and stored; an unsigned receipt blocks any follow-up amendment until cleared.

• ›Source hashing at intake
• ›Role-based, time-bound access
• ›Two-stage review before release

What the Office Does Not Do

The office is not a custody site, a trading floor or an advisory practice. No wallets are operated, no orders are placed, and no investment, tax or legal opinions are formed on the premises. Visitors and counterparties relying on the office should treat the absence of those functions as a defining feature of the environment.

Visiting and Professional Access

Professional visits, including instructing solicitors, auditors and regulators, are arranged through the secretariat. Visits are scheduled outside the release windows so that signoff sessions are not interrupted. Identification is checked at arrival and a written record of the visit is held with the matter file.