Is there a less intrusive way to achieve the same purpose?

This is a client decision and should be considered as part of the client's necessity and proportionality assessment.

Possible alternatives may include:

• Manual note-taking
• Structured forms
• Selective dictation
• Recording only specific parts of a conversation
• Creating a short summary without retaining the full recording

The client should document why ASSIST is necessary for its chosen use case and why less intrusive alternatives would not provide the same outcome.