Compliance framework design
Every law that applies to your business, turned into a checklist with owners, frequencies and risk ratings, and monitored so the board can see where you stand.
Every law that applies to your business identified and turned into a checklist with owners, frequencies and risk ratings, then monitored through a reporting mechanism.
Most compliance failures are not deliberate. They happen because no one knew a law applied, or no one owned the task. A compliance framework fixes both: it lists the laws that apply to each entity, unit and location, breaks them into actionable compliances, and gives each one an owner and a date.
We start from how your business works: a questionnaire on your operations, the licences, registrations and approvals you hold, and any tracker you already keep. From that we identify the legislation that applies, agree it with your process owners, and draft checklists with the Act and rule reference, frequency, authority, categorisation and risk rating for each compliance.
Coverage spans corporate and secretarial law; labour, employment and establishment law; social security; environment, health and safety; tax; foreign exchange and foreign trade; information technology and data privacy; and industry-specific regulation, at central, state and local level, in India and overseas. The framework then runs on a monitoring and reporting rhythm, with controls and internal processes for each compliance.
You are not sure which laws apply across your entities, units, states and countries, or compliance is tracked in spreadsheets without owners.
Signs we see most often
- 01No one can say with confidence which laws apply to each entity, unit or state.
- 02Compliance is tracked in spreadsheets, with no owners or evidence.
- 03You are opening new units, entering new states or setting up overseas.
- 04A notice or penalty arrived for a filing no one knew about.
- 05The board wants assurance that the business complies.
Scoped in writing, run by one accountable team.
Every engagement starts with agreed questions, a reporting line and a confidentiality protocol. The steps below are how this service usually runs; we adapt them to your matter.
- 01UnderstandA questionnaire on your operations, and the licences, registrations, approvals and trackers you already have.
- 02IdentifyThe legislation that applies to each entity, unit and location, agreed with process owners.
- 03PrepareChecklists with the Act and rule reference, frequency, authority, risk rating and owner.
- 04AgreeRisk-rating and categorisation criteria finalised with management.
- 05EmbedControls, internal processes, monitoring and reporting for each compliance.
- 06TrainAwareness sessions for process owners on their checklists.
A complete, owned compliance checklist and a monitoring rhythm that shows the board where you stand.
- A list of applicable laws by entity, unit and location
- Compliance checklists with actionable compliances, references, frequency, authority, categorisation and risk rating
- Owners and evidence requirements for each compliance
- A monitoring and reporting mechanism
- Awareness sessions for process owners
The law and frameworks this work is aligned to
- Companies Act, 2013 and the Secretarial Standards
- The four Labour Codes and state Shops and Establishments Acts
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Water and Air Acts
- FEMA, 1999 and the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
- Information Technology Act, 2000 and DPDP Act, 2023
- Aligned to ISO 37301 compliance management systems
References show the standard the work is built to. They do not imply accreditation or endorsement by the bodies that publish them.
This is a summary of the service. For a deeper understanding of how it would work for your organisation, please reach out to us.
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Questions clients ask before we start.
What do you need from us to start?
Answers to a short questionnaire on your operations, the list or copies of the licences, registrations and approvals you hold, and any compliance tracker you already use.
Does it cover our overseas entities?
Yes. The framework can cover entities and branches outside India, alongside central, state and local laws in India.
Who owns compliance once the framework is in place?
Your process owners and management. The framework makes ownership, deadlines and evidence visible; accountability stays with the organisation and its board.