5.5.2 Delegation

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Metapolicies in this category govern the delegation and other organisational aspects related to policies and the supporting processes. Table

shows example metapolicies being part of the delegation metapolicy classification:

**Table 5.2:** Example delegation metapolicies
$\begin{table} \begin{enumerate} \begin{sffamily} \item Only the creator of a po... ...ork does not transfer responsibilities. \end{sffamily}\end{enumerate}\end{table}$

The first metapolicy clarifies who has the power to allow changes of a policy. This may be necessary if the creator is responsible for a policy created by himself. Only the creator having the power to authorise changes ensures that he must be aware of changes and that he can take appropriate steps (e.g. not authorise the change, when he does not take the responsibility for that change).
In the second metapolicy, constraints about the review process are specified. This information is considered when reviewing policies. The specification of the review process in its entirety is not made up by metapolicies, but information governing it definitely is.
The third metapolicy specifies a general principle saying that transfer of workload does not include the transfer of the responsibility.

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