The document control section of BRC is very straightforward.
It requires that:
1. You have a list of all controlled documents indicating the latest version number.
2. You have a method of the identification and authorization of controlled documents
3. You have a record of the changes to documents
4. You have a system for how to replace existing documents when they are updated
There is nothing there that says every document has to have the name of the document owner or approval authority.
Your "method" of identification and authorization of the controlled documents (2 above) can simply say "Controlled documents are numbered (however you see fit) and are approved by (whomever you see fit).
That meets the intent of the clause.
See the Guidance Document.
I find that people tend to make document control much harder than it needs to be.
You can certainly revise the document format and start with version 1, as long as you state why the revision was made.
But why would you want to do that when (presumably) there have been no nonconformances in section 3.2.1 over the last 6 years?
That being said, and pardon any fomatting errors, here is what the footer of all of our controlled documents looks like:
Document #: XXXXX Effective Date: XXXXXX
Created By: XXXXXX Version: XX
Approved By: XXXXXX Page X of X
Marshall
Edited by mgourley, 06 February 2025 - 10:19 PM.