# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, Paragraph 51: Verification of reported data


(1) The verifier must verify the data reported in the annual emissions report through the following—
(a) detailed testing, including by tracing the data back to the primary data source;
(b) cross-checking the data with external data sources, including ship-tracking data;
(c) performing reconciliations;
(d) checking thresholds as regards appropriate data;
(e) carrying out recalculations.
(2) As part of the data verification referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the verifier must verify—
(a) the completeness of the annual emissions report, including that all ships under the maritime operator’s responsibility during the scheme year and their corresponding emissions falling within this Schedule;
(b) the completeness of emission sources as described in the emissions monitoring plan;
(c) the completeness of data;
(d) the consistency between reported aggregated data and data from relevant documentation or primary sources;
(e) the consistency between aggregated fuel consumption and data on fuel purchased or otherwise supplied to the ship in question, if applicable;
(f) the reliability and accuracy of the data;
(g) the correctness of the calculations leading to the aggregated emissions data.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-51
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