RDRS-DT-01 · Defined Term 9

Criteria-Based and Consistent

The decision rule that dog decisions are made against published criteria and applied consistently to comparable cases.

Definition

The decision rule that dog decisions are made against published criteria and applied consistently to comparable cases.

Part of the Roch Dog Residence Standard (RDRS-01) · Published by Roch Dog

The decision rule of the standard, replacing the earlier idea of "non-discretionary."

Dog-related decisions, whether approval, conditions, or refusal, are made against published criteria and applied consistently to comparable cases, with no hidden or ad hoc rules and no outcome that turns on which member of staff is dealing with it.

Individual assessment of a dog is allowed and expected; what is not allowed is arbitrary or inconsistent treatment.

Roch Interpretation

Same facts, same answer, whoever is on duty. Judging a dog on its own behaviour is fine; deciding by mood, favour, or hidden rules is not.

Examples

Compliant Every dog application is assessed against the same published criteria, so comparable dogs get comparable outcomes.
Not compliant One resident's dog is waved through while a comparable dog is refused because a different staff member 'isn't keen'.

Used in requirements

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Published by Roch Dog Inc RDRS-DT-01 · Last updated 2026-05-23