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The free Policy and Procedure Template

A free, ready-to-use policy and procedure template with a standard policy structure, version-control and approval fields, a procedure-step layout, and an acknowledgement line. Built to replace the Word document you are passing around by email today.

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What is the Policy and Procedure Template?

The Policy and Procedure Template is a free, standard way to write a policy and its procedures in one place. It gives you a consistent structure, purpose, scope, policy statement, roles and responsibilities, procedure steps, references, and revision history, plus version, owner, approver, and effective-date fields and an acknowledgement line. Most policy programs start as Word documents passed around by email, so the template is built to match how a policy owner already works and to carry over cleanly when you decide to manage versions, approvals, and attestations in a platform. It doubles as a policy template and an example of policy structure you can adapt to any topic, and it pairs with the rest of RiskWatch Policy Management.

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Free download

Policy and Procedure Template

A free, ready-to-use policy and procedure template with a standard policy structure, version-control and approval fields, a procedure-step layout, and an acknowledgement line. Built to replace the Word document you are passing around by email today.

  • Standard policy structure with every required section
  • Version, owner, approver, and effective-date fields
  • Numbered procedure-step layout beside the policy
  • Attestation and acknowledgement line
  • Review-cycle field to keep policies current
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