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Decision log template

Decisions readable a year later without opening the minutes, with a stated basis, an explicit status, and numbering that is never reused.

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Decision log

Organisation:

Committee or board:

Period covered:

How a decision is written

  • A complete sentence understandable without opening the minutes: what was decided, for whom, effective from when.
  • A stated basis: which proposal, document or discussion the decision was built on.
  • An explicit status: in force · amended by a later decision · rescinded.
  • And a number that is never reused, even if the decision is rescinded — numbering is a record, not an ordering.

The log

Decision no. Date Meeting Decision Basis Status

Amended or rescinded decisions

Original decision What happened to it By decision no. Date
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And when the sheet runs out

A template solves the single session and nothing after it: a Word file lives in one person's inbox, answers no question about where an item got to, reminds nobody of a deadline, and cannot be found by whoever joins a year later.

That is what Diwan was built for: the item written in the minutes becomes a task with an owner, a date and a status, and stays linked to its minutes. Use the template today; if it runs out on you, the next step is known.

Questions about the templates

Is the download really free with no email?

Yes. You click and the file downloads — no sign-up, no email, no pop-up. If we asked for your email in exchange for a sheet of paper, the sheet would be bait rather than help.

Can I edit the template and reuse it?

Yes, the Word file is fully editable. Put your organisation's name and logo on it and keep your own copy.

Why is the Arabic template different from the English one?

Because the ordering of sections in minutes is a convention, not a translation. Each template was written to its own language's convention rather than translated literally into a sheet nobody uses.

Does the template work with Google Docs?

Yes, upload the Word file to Google Docs and it opens with its tables and direction intact.

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