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Decision notice

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The notice a person receives at the point of an automated or AI-assisted decision, rendered from a versioned template and the decision record: that a system was used, the principal reasons and what the person can do by when. Content follows each regime, such as notice of use under AI Act Article 26(11) or reasons under US Regulation B 12.

Developed in
ch. 18, Deployer duties (Article 26)
ch. 05, Pattern: Decision Notice & Contest Path
Chapters
ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Contrast with
Adverse action notice
Source
2 numbered references, listed below

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Decision notice: mentions per chapter6 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapter05 Patterns: 1 mention05 Patterns108 Regulatory Map: 4 mentions08 Regulatory Map418 EU AI Act: 1 mention18 EU AI Act1No mentions in the other 20 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Decision notice: mentions per chapter6 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapter000102030405 Patterns: 1 mention105060708 Regulatory Map: 4 mentions408101112131415161718 EU AI Act: 1 mention1181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Decision notice per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns1Yes
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map4Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act1Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

4 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Decision notice: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern02 Inventory04 Runtime Controls05 AssuranceDecision noticeRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Contest path · RelatedContest pathContestability · RelatedContestabilityDeployer · RelatedDeployerReason code · RelatedReason codeContrast with (1)Adverse action notice · ContrastAdverse action noticePatterns using it (4)Decision Notice & Contest Path, 3 mentions · Uses the termDecision Notice & Contest PathDisclosure & Notification Pipeline, 3 mentions · Uses the termDisclosure & Notification…Drift & Fairness Monitor, 2 mentions · Uses the termDrift & Fairness MonitorRights Requests Against Models, 1 mention · Uses the termRights Requests Against Models
Decision notice: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern02 Inventory04 Runtime Controls05 AssuranceRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Contest path · RelatedContest pathContestability · RelatedContestabilityDeployer · RelatedDeployerReason code · RelatedReason codeContrast with (1)Adverse action notice · ContrastAdverse action noticePatterns using it (4)Decision Notice & Contest Path, 3 mentions · Uses the termDecision Notice & Contest PathDisclosure & Notification Pipeline, 3 mentions · Uses the termDisclosure & Notification…Drift & Fairness Monitor, 2 mentions · Uses the termDrift & Fairness MonitorRights Requests Against Models, 1 mention · Uses the termRights Requests Against ModelsDecision notice
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Decision notice
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsContest pathRelated
Related termsContestabilityRelated
Related termsDeployerRelated
Related termsReason codeRelated
Contrast withAdverse action noticeContrast
Patterns using itDecision Notice & Contest Path, 3 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itDisclosure & Notification Pipeline, 3 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itDrift & Fairness Monitor, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itRights Requests Against Models, 1 mentionUses the term
  • Contest path

    The route by which a person affected by an automated decision reaches a reviewer who did not take the original decision, sees the inputs, the reasons and the…

  • Contestability

    The ability of a person affected by an AI-supported decision to challenge it and obtain a response that can change it.

  • Deployer

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever uses an AI system under its own authority, other than in a purely personal, non-professional activity.

  • Reason code

    A stable, human-readable statement of a principal factor behind an adverse decision, mapped from the factors the model actually scored and versioned with the…

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)
  2. [2] 12 CFR 1002.9 (Regulation B, notifications) (1002.9(b)(2) statement of specific principal reasons for adverse action; Supplement I commentary; text as of 2026-09-01). eCFR. 2026-09-01. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-12/chapter-X/part-1002/section-1002.9 (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Decision notice. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/decision-notice. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026decisionnotice,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Decision notice}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/decision-notice}
}