diff --git a/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/imageverification_policy.go b/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/imageverification_policy.go
index f5a4c0a26b..7587911343 100644
--- a/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/imageverification_policy.go
+++ b/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/imageverification_policy.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:resource:path=imageverificationpolicies,scope="Cluster",shortName=ivpol,categories=kyverno
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="AGE",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="READY",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.ready`
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="READY",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.conditionStatus.ready`
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 type ImageVerificationPolicy struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ type ImageVerificationPolicy struct {
 }
 
 type IvpolStatus struct {
-	ConditionStatus `json:"conditionStatus,inline"`
+	// +optional
+	ConditionStatus ConditionStatus `json:"conditionStatus,omitempty"`
 
 	// +optional
 	Autogen IvpolAutogenStatus `json:"autogen,omitempty"`
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ type IvpolAutogenStatus struct {
 }
 
 type IvpolAutogen struct {
-	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
-	Spec              ImageVerificationPolicySpec `json:"spec"`
+	Name string                      `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Spec ImageVerificationPolicySpec `json:"spec"`
 }
 
 func (s *ImageVerificationPolicy) GetName() string {
diff --git a/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/validating_policy.go b/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/validating_policy.go
index f029d6087e..6432ca9868 100644
--- a/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/validating_policy.go
+++ b/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/validating_policy.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 // +kubebuilder:resource:path=validatingpolicies,scope="Cluster",shortName=vpol,categories=kyverno
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="AGE",type="date",JSONPath=".metadata.creationTimestamp"
-// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="READY",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.ready`
+// +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="READY",type=string,JSONPath=`.status.conditionStatus.ready`
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 
 type ValidatingPolicy struct {
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ type ValidatingPolicy struct {
 }
 
 type VpolStatus struct {
-	ConditionStatus `json:"conditionStatus,inline"`
+	// +optional
+	ConditionStatus ConditionStatus `json:"conditionStatus,omitempty"`
 
 	// +optional
 	Autogen AutogenStatus `json:"autogen"`
diff --git a/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 58c5636daa..b2e341fe6e 100644
--- a/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ func (in *InToto) DeepCopy() *InToto {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *IvpolAutogen) DeepCopyInto(out *IvpolAutogen) {
 	*out = *in
-	in.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&out.ObjectMeta)
 	in.Spec.DeepCopyInto(&out.Spec)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml b/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
index f718b8ce1e..0397f4b4a4 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@ spec:
                   rules:
                     items:
                       properties:
-                        metadata:
-                          type: object
+                        name:
+                          type: string
                         spec:
                           description: ImageVerificationPolicySpec is the specification
                             of the desired behavior of the ImageVerificationPolicy.
@@ -1907,72 +1907,78 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml b/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
index d6244da64b..7c1b8e71d4 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/charts/crds/templates/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -1264,76 +1264,82 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
               generated:
                 description: Generated indicates whether a ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
                   is generated from the policy or not
                 type: boolean
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
index e29d75a6bd..32f3bf709b 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ spec:
                   rules:
                     items:
                       properties:
-                        metadata:
-                          type: object
+                        name:
+                          type: string
                         spec:
                           description: ImageVerificationPolicySpec is the specification
                             of the desired behavior of the ImageVerificationPolicy.
@@ -1901,72 +1901,78 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
index 49bd1bce66..53efb791f1 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/data/crds/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -1258,76 +1258,82 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
               generated:
                 description: Generated indicates whether a ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
                   is generated from the policy or not
                 type: boolean
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml b/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
index e29d75a6bd..32f3bf709b 100644
--- a/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_imageverificationpolicies.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -955,8 +955,8 @@ spec:
                   rules:
                     items:
                       properties:
-                        metadata:
-                          type: object
+                        name:
+                          type: string
                         spec:
                           description: ImageVerificationPolicySpec is the specification
                             of the desired behavior of the ImageVerificationPolicy.
@@ -1901,72 +1901,78 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml b/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
index 49bd1bce66..53efb791f1 100644
--- a/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/policies.kyverno.io/policies.kyverno.io_validatingpolicies.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -1258,76 +1258,82 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
               generated:
                 description: Generated indicates whether a ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
                   is generated from the policy or not
                 type: boolean
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/config/install-latest-testing.yaml b/config/install-latest-testing.yaml
index dee003fe55..85c0bf8e69 100644
--- a/config/install-latest-testing.yaml
+++ b/config/install-latest-testing.yaml
@@ -48623,7 +48623,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -49556,8 +49556,8 @@ spec:
                   rules:
                     items:
                       properties:
-                        metadata:
-                          type: object
+                        name:
+                          type: string
                         spec:
                           description: ImageVerificationPolicySpec is the specification
                             of the desired behavior of the ImageVerificationPolicy.
@@ -50502,72 +50502,78 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
@@ -50607,7 +50613,7 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: AGE
       type: date
-    - jsonPath: .status.ready
+    - jsonPath: .status.conditionStatus.ready
       name: READY
       type: string
     name: v1alpha1
@@ -51843,76 +51849,82 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     type: array
                 type: object
-              conditions:
-                items:
-                  description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
-                    state of this API Resource.
-                  properties:
-                    lastTransitionTime:
-                      description: |-
-                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
-                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
-                      format: date-time
-                      type: string
-                    message:
-                      description: |-
-                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
-                        This may be an empty string.
-                      maxLength: 32768
-                      type: string
-                    observedGeneration:
-                      description: |-
-                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
-                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
-                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
-                      format: int64
-                      minimum: 0
-                      type: integer
-                    reason:
-                      description: |-
-                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
-                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
-                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
-                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
-                        This field may not be empty.
-                      maxLength: 1024
-                      minLength: 1
-                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
-                      type: string
-                    status:
-                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
-                      enum:
-                      - "True"
-                      - "False"
-                      - Unknown
-                      type: string
-                    type:
-                      description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
-                      maxLength: 316
-                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
-                      type: string
-                  required:
-                  - lastTransitionTime
-                  - message
-                  - reason
-                  - status
-                  - type
-                  type: object
-                type: array
+              conditionStatus:
+                description: ConditionStatus is the shared status across all policy
+                  types
+                properties:
+                  conditions:
+                    items:
+                      description: Condition contains details for one aspect of the
+                        current state of this API Resource.
+                      properties:
+                        lastTransitionTime:
+                          description: |-
+                            lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                            This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                          format: date-time
+                          type: string
+                        message:
+                          description: |-
+                            message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                            This may be an empty string.
+                          maxLength: 32768
+                          type: string
+                        observedGeneration:
+                          description: |-
+                            observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                            For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                            with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                          format: int64
+                          minimum: 0
+                          type: integer
+                        reason:
+                          description: |-
+                            reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                            Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                            and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                            The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                            This field may not be empty.
+                          maxLength: 1024
+                          minLength: 1
+                          pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          description: status of the condition, one of True, False,
+                            Unknown.
+                          enum:
+                          - "True"
+                          - "False"
+                          - Unknown
+                          type: string
+                        type:
+                          description: type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                          maxLength: 316
+                          pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                          type: string
+                      required:
+                      - lastTransitionTime
+                      - message
+                      - reason
+                      - status
+                      - type
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                  message:
+                    description: |-
+                      Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
+                      It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
+                    type: string
+                  ready:
+                    description: |-
+                      The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
+                      The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
+                    type: boolean
+                type: object
               generated:
                 description: Generated indicates whether a ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
                   is generated from the policy or not
                 type: boolean
-              message:
-                description: |-
-                  Message is a human readable message indicating details about the generation of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy
-                  It is an empty string when ValidatingAdmissionPolicy/MutatingAdmissionPolicy is successfully generated.
-                type: string
-              ready:
-                description: |-
-                  The ready of a policy is a high-level summary of where the policy is in its lifecycle.
-                  The conditions array, the reason and message fields contain more detail about the policy's status.
-                type: boolean
             type: object
         required:
         - spec
diff --git a/docs/user/crd/index.html b/docs/user/crd/index.html
index cb58c8d079..88707e6963 100644
--- a/docs/user/crd/index.html
+++ b/docs/user/crd/index.html
@@ -12053,16 +12053,12 @@ string
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td>
-<code>metadata</code><br/>
+<code>name</code><br/>
 <em>
-<a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.23/#objectmeta-v1-meta">
-Kubernetes meta/v1.ObjectMeta
-</a>
+string
 </em>
 </td>
 <td>
-Refer to the Kubernetes API documentation for the fields of the
-<code>metadata</code> field.
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -12367,9 +12363,7 @@ ConditionStatus
 </em>
 </td>
 <td>
-<p>
-(Members of <code>conditionStatus</code> are embedded into this type.)
-</p>
+<em>(Optional)</em>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -12995,9 +12989,7 @@ ConditionStatus
 </em>
 </td>
 <td>
-<p>
-(Members of <code>conditionStatus</code> are embedded into this type.)
-</p>
+<em>(Optional)</em>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/pkg/cel/autogen/ivpol.go b/pkg/cel/autogen/ivpol.go
index 8913e24856..3dd27c70f1 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/autogen/ivpol.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/autogen/ivpol.go
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ func autogenIvPols(ivpol *policiesv1alpha1.ImageVerificationPolicy, controllerSe
 
 		policy = &policiesv1alpha1.IvpolAutogen{}
 		copied := ivpol.DeepCopy()
-		policy.ObjectMeta = copied.ObjectMeta
 		policy.Spec = copied.Spec
 		if controllers == "cronjobs" {
-			policy.Name = "autogen-cronjobs-" + policy.Name
+			policy.Name = "autogen-cronjobs-" + ivpol.GetName()
 		} else {
-			policy.Name = "autogen-" + policy.Name
+			policy.Name = "autogen-" + ivpol.GetName()
 		}
 		operations := ivpol.Spec.MatchConstraints.ResourceRules[0].Operations
 		// create a resource rule for pod controllers
diff --git a/pkg/cel/engine/provider.go b/pkg/cel/engine/provider.go
index 3decdccacf..cfb99addf9 100644
--- a/pkg/cel/engine/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/cel/engine/provider.go
@@ -300,13 +300,11 @@ func (r *ivpolpolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 	}
 	for _, p := range autogeneratedIvPols {
 		namespacedName := types.NamespacedName{
-			Namespace: p.Namespace,
-			Name:      p.Name,
+			Name: p.Name,
 		}
 		r.policies[namespacedName.String()] = CompiledImageVerificationPolicy{
 			Policy: &policiesv1alpha1.ImageVerificationPolicy{
-				ObjectMeta: p.ObjectMeta,
-				Spec:       p.Spec,
+				Spec: p.Spec,
 			},
 			Actions: actions,
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/policystatus/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/policystatus/controller.go
index ad54ff5dc3..2ec03b8151 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/policystatus/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/policystatus/controller.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (c controller) reconcile(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, key strin
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c controller) reconcileConditions(ctx context.Context, policy engineapi.GenericPolicy) {
+func (c controller) reconcileConditions(ctx context.Context, policy engineapi.GenericPolicy) *policiesv1alpha1.ConditionStatus {
 	var key string
 	var matchConstraints admissionregistrationv1.MatchResources
 	status := &policiesv1alpha1.ConditionStatus{}
@@ -154,4 +154,5 @@ func (c controller) reconcileConditions(ctx context.Context, policy engineapi.Ge
 	} else {
 		status.SetReadyByCondition(policiesv1alpha1.PolicyConditionTypeRBACPermissionsGranted, metav1.ConditionTrue, "Policy is ready for reporting.")
 	}
+	return status
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/policystatus/ivpol.go b/pkg/controllers/policystatus/ivpol.go
index ffb7a27bda..278c5f7b9f 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/policystatus/ivpol.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/policystatus/ivpol.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func (c controller) updateIvpolStatus(ctx context.Context, ivpol *policiesv1alpha1.ImageVerificationPolicy) error {
 	updateFunc := func(ivpol *policiesv1alpha1.ImageVerificationPolicy) error {
 		p := engineapi.NewImageVerificationPolicy(ivpol)
-		c.reconcileConditions(ctx, p)
+		conditionStatus := c.reconcileConditions(ctx, p)
 
 		status := ivpol.GetStatus()
 		status.Autogen.Rules = nil
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func (c controller) updateIvpolStatus(ctx context.Context, ivpol *policiesv1alph
 		status.Autogen.Rules = append(status.Autogen.Rules, autogeneratedIvPols...)
 
 		ready := true
-		conditionStatus := status.GetConditionStatus()
 		for _, condition := range conditionStatus.Conditions {
 			if condition.Status != metav1.ConditionTrue {
 				ready = false
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/policystatus/vpol.go b/pkg/controllers/policystatus/vpol.go
index 9c63a1610e..b9ff7cfd96 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/policystatus/vpol.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/policystatus/vpol.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func (c controller) updateVpolStatus(ctx context.Context, vpol *policiesv1alpha1.ValidatingPolicy) error {
 	updateFunc := func(vpol *policiesv1alpha1.ValidatingPolicy) error {
 		p := engineapi.NewValidatingPolicy(vpol)
-		c.reconcileConditions(ctx, p)
+		conditionStatus := c.reconcileConditions(ctx, p)
 
 		status := vpol.GetStatus()
 		status.Autogen.Rules = nil
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func (c controller) updateVpolStatus(ctx context.Context, vpol *policiesv1alpha1
 		status.Autogen.Rules = append(status.Autogen.Rules, rules...)
 
 		ready := true
-		conditionStatus := status.GetConditionStatus()
 		for _, condition := range conditionStatus.Conditions {
 			if condition.Status != metav1.ConditionTrue {
 				ready = false
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 345b51cf40..5ba9156b57 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create bad pod
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2f6e3a26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/imageverificationpolicies/match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ImageVerificationPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: ivpol-sample
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/chainsaw-test.yaml
index e6f2967dd1..d169f53a3a 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check autogen policy
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529a9d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-cronjobs/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/chainsaw-test.yaml
index e748f6f3ff..996da27b9c 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check autogen policy
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529a9d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/autogen-deployments-statefulsets/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 7e9c0086d4..38472362b5 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 2s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check autogen policy
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529a9d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/none/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 76728882f7..d0a26e52ee 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 2s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check autogen policy
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529a9d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-autogen/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 623ed48005..1331df6cfd 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 2s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check autogen policy
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dcd68e830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/autogen/should-not-autogen/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: 'Policy is not ready for reporting, missing permissions: get /v1,
+        Resource=deployments: ; list /v1, Resource=deployments: ; watch /v1, Resource=deployments: .'
+      reason: Failed
+      status: "False"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 24d61b7320..58c98a7435 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create configmap
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/configmap/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/chainsaw-test.yaml
index de0210c12e..81e7c38490 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 3s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - try:
     - apply:
         file: new-deployment.yaml
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53c0851a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/globalreference/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: cpol-apicall-correct
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 9d0838e12d..08cdfe56da 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/deployment.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/deployment.yaml
index cdd89bd495..b41db7f1e7 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/deployment.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: deployment
+  name: deployment-image-data
   labels:
     app: nginx
 spec:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/image-data/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 8386a1dec7..6714fade02 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
       try:
         - create:
             file: policy.yaml
-        - sleep:
-            duration: 10s
+        - assert:
+            file: policy-assert.yaml
     - name: create deployment
       try:
         - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b0fdd2d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/imagereference/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-images
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 12ee8c7405..2923b5dd2b 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create pod
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/context/resource/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 5d5eb5c367..fa2c8cfc2c 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/default/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/chainsaw-test.yaml
index f0b32af0f0..52bb96ad9f 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/fail/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/chainsaw-test.yaml
index f1541b8db0..420c28dcb5 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/match-conditions/failure-policy/ignore/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 08461f5511..21b6c3da88 100644
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report-message-exp/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/chainsaw-test.yaml
index a92daa4704..436a2e8284 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/report/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/chainsaw-test.yaml
index db811c84c5..4a40bd3fa5 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml 
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/audit/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 0be48926ab..9bafa9144a 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/deny/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/chainsaw-test.yaml
index cde11babc1..0718aac963 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/none/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/chainsaw-test.yaml
index bb4563f6cd..cf02f3df1e 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-actions/warn/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/chainsaw-test.yaml
index f62adce759..995aa90a99 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/accept/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/chainsaw-test.yaml
index f6db8f3832..e36cc04c04 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create deployment
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/reject/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
index c4c2dd0e9c..d0493474aa 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
-    - sleep:
-        duration: 10s
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: create good pod
     try:
     - create:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529a9d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/validation-rules/with-match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 16afc49b01..3b5509ba3e 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check webhooks
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529a9d76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/match-conditions/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: disallow-privilege-escalation
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/chainsaw-test.yaml
index e48f0e8652..78ef7fab42 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check webhooks
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..095d2c1d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/multiple/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: 'Policy is not ready for reporting, missing permissions: get apps/v1,
+        Resource=configmaps: ; list apps/v1, Resource=configmaps: ; watch apps/v1,
+        Resource=configmaps: .'
+      reason: Failed
+      status: "False"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/chainsaw-test.yaml
index ebd0a8aae1..49c80e9767 100755
--- a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ spec:
     try:
     - create:
         file: policy.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-assert.yaml
   - name: check webhooks
     try:
     - assert:
diff --git a/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/policy-assert.yaml b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/policy-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badd15fd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conformance/chainsaw/validating-policies/webhook-configuration/single/policy-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: ValidatingPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: check-deployment-labels
+status:
+  conditionStatus:
+    conditions:
+    - message: Webhook configured.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: WebhookConfigured
+    - message: Policy is ready for reporting.
+      reason: Succeeded
+      status: "True"
+      type: RBACPermissionsGranted
+    message: ""
+    ready: true
\ No newline at end of file