Summarize changes between two policy drafts

A comparison should show what changed without deciding legal or organizational meaning on its own. Keep the original clause references beside the proposed summary.

Prepare the source material

Choose a document role and attach only the approved source material. Specify the audience, desired sections and output format before starting. A local task needs compatible document tooling; the sandbox includes document-generation libraries. Open the original DOCX in a document application to inspect page breaks, tables and headings, because an extracted text preview cannot establish layout quality.

Inputs for this workflow: Old and new approved-for-review drafts with version labels.

Work through the task

1. Align corresponding sections.
2. Classify additions, removals and wording changes.

A brief you can adapt

Create change-summary.docx with old reference, new reference, plain-language change and questions for the policy owner. Do not claim legal effect.

The filenames above are examples. Replace them with your actual inputs and destination before submitting the task.

Review the deliverable

Spot-check unchanged sections and every high-impact change with the responsible reviewer.

Where this approach can fail

Automated text comparison is not legal interpretation or approval of the new policy.

For the related desktop setup, see review results.