When regulations change, ReFresh publishes framework updates to your tenant. Updates appear on the Recent Updates tab of the Frameworks page. Breaking changes (changes that affect existing controls or evidence) reset relevant statuses so you can review what needs reapproval.
Updates published by ReFresh based on regulatory change
Visible on Frameworks → Recent Updates tab
Breaking changes reset relevant control or evidence statuses; non-breaking changes do not
Affected items show as Needs Review until you reaffirm them
Custom frameworks (customer-built) are not yet supported
(Roadmap: in-app notifications when framework updates are published; custom framework support.)
What triggers a framework update
ReFresh publishes a framework update when:
A regulator amends or replaces the underlying legislation, code of practice, or standard
A new requirement is added to an existing framework
An existing requirement is materially clarified or restructured
A framework is split, merged, or renamed
Each update is published with a description of what changed and which controls or documents are affected.
Where to see updates
Admin sidebar → Compliance → Frameworks → Recent Updates tab. The tab shows the count of updates currently relevant to your active frameworks.
If the count is zero, your active frameworks are all on the latest published version with no pending changes.
Breaking vs non-breaking changes
ReFresh classifies each update as breaking or non-breaking:
Breaking changes: affect existing controls, requirements, or evidence in a way that requires you to review and reaffirm. Status on affected items resets so you can see what to look at.
Non-breaking changes: clarifications or wording adjustments that do not affect existing controls or evidence. No status reset.
The framework's detail page shows the change description so you can see exactly what was modified.
What happens when status resets
When a breaking change resets a status:
Affected controls or documents move to Needs Review or Needs Evidence
Tasks may be auto-created for the relevant owners
The Compliance Dashboard reflects the new gap until you address it
The audit trail retains the prior version, so you can see what the previous state was at any point.
Custom frameworks
ReFresh does not currently support customer-built custom frameworks. All published frameworks come from the ReFresh library. If you need a framework that is not in the library, contact your ReFresh account contact.
(Roadmap: customer-built custom frameworks.)
Related articles
Understanding compliance frameworks (5.1)
Activating a framework (5.2)
Conducting a control effectiveness review (4.5)
Using the audit trail (6.11)