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# Deciding Whether to Assess

This article is for Assessors on an Assessment Round that asks you to confirm whether you're willing to assess an Application before you begin.

Some Assessment Rounds add an extra step before the Assessment itself: a Decision, where you're asked to confirm whether you want to take on assessing a particular Application. Not every round uses this — check your Dashboard to see whether an Application is waiting on a Decision from you.

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This is different from declaring a [Conflict of Interest](/knowledge-base/assessor-help-guides/conflict-of-interest.md). A Decision is about your availability or willingness to assess; a Conflict of Interest is about impartiality. A Round can use either, both, or neither.
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### Review the Decision request

If the Decision workflow is enabled for the Round, you'll be presented with the decision to assess before you can open the Assessment itself.
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### Submit your decision

Depending on how your organisation has set this up, you may also be asked to fill in a short form alongside your decision — for example, to recommend an alternative Assessor if you're declining.

* If you select **Yes**, you'll proceed straight to the Assessment.
* If you select **No**, you won't be asked to assess the Application, and your Assessment record will show the status "Declined Assessment" — no further action is needed from you.
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### Related articles

* [Understanding Your Dashboard](/knowledge-base/assessor-help-guides/understanding-your-dashboard.md)
* [Declaring a Conflict of Interest](/knowledge-base/assessor-help-guides/conflict-of-interest.md)
* [Completing an Assessment](/knowledge-base/assessor-help-guides/completing-an-assessment.md)