# The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 12


The accuracy of the automated classification method must be established by allocating points to each classification result generated by that method, based on its degree of deviation from the correct classification result for both conformation and fat cover in accordance with Table 1 below.
Table 1
Deviation from correct classification result
Conformation
Fat cover
No deviation
10
10
Deviation of 1 class subdivision (up or down)
6
9
Deviation of 2 class subdivisions (up or down)
-9
0
Deviation of 3 class subdivisions (up or down)
-27
-13
Deviation of more than 3 class subdivisions (up or down)
-48
-30

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348272369/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheep-carcase-classification-and-price-reporting-england-regulations-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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