diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-compare-screen-redesign-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-compare-screen-redesign-design.md
index b5778e2..f3ef017 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-compare-screen-redesign-design.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-compare-screen-redesign-design.md
@@ -256,7 +256,12 @@ implementation, beyond what the mockups can show:
    DfE stated it would not publish KS2 2021/22 in performance tables
    (verified 2026-07-12 against EES, the CSP download service, and
    DfE release notes; see `# TASK 6 VERIFICATION` in
-   `pipeline/scripts/diagnose_compare_gaps.py`). The chart's England-
+   `pipeline/scripts/diagnose_compare_gaps.py`; re-verified 2026-07-16
+   after an expert-review challenge — the GOV.UK statistics announcement
+   "Primary school performance tables: 2022" is marked CANCELLED with
+   "will not be published in key stage 2 performance tables in academic
+   year 2021/22", so the footnote's "DfE didn't publish" claim stands
+   and must not be softened to "not in our dataset"). The chart's England-
    only 2021/22 point with broken school lines is therefore the
    correct permanent rendering; copy should say "DfE didn't publish
    school-level figures for 2021/22", not "not in our dataset yet".