Why this term matters for governance
Governance terms connect technical work to accountable business processes. They help prove that security controls are not one-off fixes, but managed activities with owners, review cycles, evidence, exceptions, and escalation paths.
A mature organisation links this term to policies, risk records, audit trails, management review, evidence collection, and improvement actions rather than leaving it as an isolated technical activity.
How Fig uses this term
Fig Group uses Risk Register as part of a practical Cyber Essentials and compliance vocabulary. The purpose is to make assessment decisions easier to verify: what the term means, where it appears in evidence, which control it supports, and which buyer or assessor question it helps answer.
If this term affects your Cyber Essentials submission, treat it as an evidence question rather than a definition question. Document the relevant owner, system, configuration, policy, or workflow so an assessor can see how the control works in your environment.
Official sources and related guidance
For scheme interpretation, verify against official NCSC and IASME material. Fig's glossary is designed to translate those concepts into implementation language for UK organisations, MSPs, and procurement teams.