Thank you for the question.
We provide to the applicants a verbatim copy of the reports of the external experts and the committees that evaluate, but deleting the names or any reference to the identity of the reviewer. That's the integrity of the peer review system. It's a time-honoured system in research and scholarship, in publishing original research. The whole peer review system functions on the ability of the system to get a candid opinion from reviewers because they know their identity will be protected.
Yes, to answer your question, of course we've had challenges from unsuccessful applicants who might challenge and take issue with the substance of the review. It doesn't happen very frequently, but it still protects the identity of the reviewer.
That's our concern, because the current privacy legislation exempts individuals; our applicants happen to be institutions. So the addition of two simple words, individuals “or institutions”, would take care of our concerns.