What if a factory requests to share assessment data in the middle of the cycle (due to customer request)?
A factory can share assessment data through the SLCP Gateway with a customer after the BW assessment has been carried out if the following conditions are met:
The factory has registered with SLCP and confirmed in the SLCP Gateway that BW assessment data can be shared via the SLCP Gateway prior to the assessment.
The factory has submitted the SLCP step 1 self-assessment in the Better Work platform prior to the Better Work assessment.
The factory has given the concerned brand permission to access their data through the SLCP Gateway (this can be post Better Work assessment).
Better Work recommends that factories with an interest in data sharing through the SLCP system register in the SLCP Gateway as early as possible in the process, and at the latest in the first month of the new Better Work service cycle. When registering in the SLCP Gateway, the factory must identify Better Work as the assessment body.
In case the factory has not registered in the SLCP Gateway prior to the BW assessment, Better Work will continue the current cycle as normal to avoid disruption and duplication. The factory can register for SLCP in the next cycle and release its next cycle assessment data via the SLCP Gateway.