"lack of proper documentation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where there is a shortage or absence of necessary documents or records. Here is an example of its usage in a sentence: "The delay in processing our application was due to the lack of proper documentation submitted by our team."
Prior to the construction of the CHEMDNER corpus, we encountered a range of problems with previous studies, related to corpus availability, lack of proper documentation, lack of document selection criteria, not enough information on annotation guidelines or problems with the corpus format.
It is disturbing that the investigation into the Grayrigg train crash is being hampered by lack of proper documentation.
While the prospect of getting work draws many refugees into towns, lack of proper documentation and little or no job skills expose them to exploitation and detention, making their survival more difficult.
US Customs and Border Protection said it had attempted to assist the group of church volunteers, but ultimately had had to turn them away over a lack of proper documentation.
In the specific case of Paks Nuclear Power Plant NPPP) the designer made time-limited ageing analyses that are partly missing, partly inadequate because of the lack of proper documentation or obsolete.
It warns that "the long length of the lease, together with the lack of proper documentation and marking, is likely to make the lease permanent", as boundaries where not clearly marked before clearing began and families will find it difficult to identify their land after 50 years.
Moreover, lack of equipment, proper documentation for diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer were seen in the majority of the institutions.
This is an interesting country because a significant number of children of Haitian descent face the consequences of lacking proper documentation.
In addition, the reported delays could be due to the lack of proper planning and documentation as implied by the absence of detailed protocols or standard operating procedures developed for each policy development/revision process to support the broad guideline document.
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) enforces Canada's immigration rules and detains migrants who lack the proper documentation to remain in Canada.
Many workers lack proper documentation and the conditions of stay are dependent on their employers or sponsors, explains Delgado.
