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        "owners"
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    "domain": [
      "SOC.ORG"
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      "identify it, by registry numbers",
      "contract with it, through authorised representatives",
      "hold it to account, under its legal form"
    ],
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      "Legal forms differ: companies, associations, public bodies",
      "Some are legal persons; informal groups are not",
      "Structure includes governance, roles and membership"
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      "Registered name and number",
      "Logos and trading names, which can differ from the legal name",
      "Legal form suffixes such as Ltd, GmbH, S.A."
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        "relation": "has kind",
        "target": "government agency, school, factory operator",
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      },
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        "relation": "is a",
        "target": "legal person",
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      },
      {
        "relation": "employs",
        "target": "person",
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        "relation": "is confused with",
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        "scheme": "company registration number",
        "value_or_pattern": "jurisdiction-specific",
        "note": "national registry"
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        "scheme": "VAT or tax number",
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        "note": "tax identity"
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      "Confusing trading names with legal entities",
      "Impersonation and fake organisations",
      "Stale registry data after dissolution or merger"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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        "Present a dissolved or merged organisation as active.",
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        "Organisations act with collective power, and their members and staff depend on honest records of them."
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        "Members and staff",
        "Clients and beneficiaries",
        "Counterparties"
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        "Company and charity registers"
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
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        "rationale": "Registries, not names, identify organisations.",
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                    "text": "In which registry is it registered, under which number?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is it active, dissolved or merged?",
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                  }
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              }
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                  {
                    "text": "What are its legal and trading names?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Could it be confused with a similar name?",
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                  }
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              }
            ]
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        ]
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                  {
                    "text": "What obligations follow from it?",
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                  }
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            ]
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                    "text": "Who governs and owns it?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Who may sign for it?",
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                  }
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              }
            ]
          }
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      {
        "id": "relations",
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        "rationale": "Organisations sit in networks that change liability and control.",
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            "description": "Parents and subsidiaries.",
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                    "text": "Is it part of a group, and who is the ultimate parent?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which subsidiaries does it control?",
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                  }
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          {
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                "id": "membership-finding",
                "name": "Affiliations",
                "description": "Memberships and affiliations.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which associations or networks does it belong to?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who are its members?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "trust",
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          {
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            "name": "Verification",
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              {
                "id": "verification-finding",
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                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How can this organisation legitimacy be verified?",
                    "kind": "action"
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                  {
                    "text": "Are there warnings about it from regulators?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "filings",
            "name": "Filings",
            "description": "Accounts and reports.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "filings-finding",
                "name": "Filings",
                "description": "Published filings.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Are its accounts and reports up to date?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What do they show?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "How should the registry separate legal entities from brands and groups?",
    "Which identifiers should be required?",
    "How should informal organisations be recorded?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
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}