Dear All, For your information, please find below the resolution that was adopted by the GNSO Council on Thursday, 20 July in relation to the Scoping Team’s recommendations. Please pay specific attention to resolved clauses #1-3, which confirm the Scoping Team’s recommendation to pause work on the proposals that require access to registration data and defer consideration of recommendations #1 (registrar survey) and #2 (registrar audit) “until such time the DPA negotiations between ICANN org and Contracted Parties have completed and there is feedback from ICANN org on if/how it anticipates the requesting and processing of registration data will be undertaken in the context of measuring accuracy, or for six months, whichever is the shorter”. Furthermore, once those conditions are met, the Council will review the Scoping Team’s formation and instructions to make sure these are still fit for purpose. As a result, we will not be scheduling any meetings or further work for now, but we will keep you posted when there are updates in relation to the conditions identified in the resolution. Best regards, Terri 20230720-1 CONSENT AGENDA Data Accuracy Scoping Team Recommendations #1 and #2 – extending deferral of consideration by six months Submitted by Greg DiBiase Seconded by Paul McGrady Whereas, The GNSO Council <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#20221117-4> resolved<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#20221117-4> on 17 November 2022 to defer consideration of recommendations #1 and #2 of the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/palage...> write up<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/palage...> until such time the Data Processing Agreement (DPA) negotiations between ICANN org and Contracted Parties have completed and there is feedback from ICANN org on if/how it anticipates the requesting and processing of registration data will be undertaken in the context of measuring accuracy, or for six months, whichever is the shorter; 1. The GNSO Council <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/gnso-c...> wrote<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/gnso-c...> to ICANN org to obtain this feedback and received a <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/gutter...> response<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/gutter...> providing a status update on 14 March 2023 which was also presented during its April 2023 meeting; 2. ICANN org’s work on the scenarios that have been identified to review the accuracy of registration data and the data protection questions that arise from these scenarios is still ongoing; 3. Negotiations between ICANN org and Contracted Parties on a DPA have not completed yet. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council extends the deferral of consideration of recommendations #1 and #2 of the Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/palage...> write up<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2022/correspondence/palage...> for another six months. 2. The GNSO Council commits to considering the Scoping Team recommendations at an earlier date if the DPA negotiations have been completed before six months have passed and/or there is feedback from ICANN org if/how it anticipates the requesting and processing of registration data will be undertaken in the context of measuring accuracy. Vote results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/vote-result/gnso-coun...>