ISO/IEC 42006:2025 for Auditors
What does ISO/IEC 42006:2025 require of a Auditor?
ISO/IEC 42006:2025 sets the additional requirements to ISO/IEC 17021-1 for certification bodies auditing and certifying artificial intelligence management systems to ISO/IEC 42001: impartiality rules that bar consultancy in AI, information security, data protection and risk management to certification clients and bar internal audits under any name; liability cover in proportion to clients' turnover; Table 1's six knowledge and skill areas across application review, auditing and decision-making, including AI legal obligations; access to confidential AIMS information such as source code and raw data; scopes by AI role; and a normative audit-time method built on the persons involved in the AI life cycle, with extra surveillance for high-risk AI. Under ISO/IEC 42006:2025, which defines 63 controls, a Auditor's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which ISO/IEC 42006:2025 controls land on the Auditor
Internal Auditors assess whether compliance controls are operating effectively. They plan and execute audit engagements, evaluate evidence, report findings, and track remediation of identified gaps and nonconformities.
ISO/IEC 42006:2025 defines 63 controls across 7 domains that directly affect the Auditor role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a Auditor is accountable for under ISO/IEC 42006:2025
Planning and executing risk-based audit engagements against compliance frameworks
Evaluating control design and operating effectiveness through testing
Documenting findings, observations, and recommendations in audit reports
Tracking remediation actions and verifying closure of audit findings
Assessing organisational readiness for external audits and certifications
Where Auditors lose time on ISO/IEC 42006:2025
These are the most common obstacles Auditors face when managing ISO/IEC 42006:2025 compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Efficiently testing controls across large, complex frameworks
Challenge 2
Accessing reliable evidence without disrupting business operations
Challenge 3
Mapping controls across multiple frameworks to avoid duplicate audit testing
Challenge 4
Keeping audit programmes current with regulatory and framework changes
Challenge 5
Communicating audit findings in a way that drives management action
A working order for a Auditor starting on ISO/IEC 42006:2025
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map ISO/IEC 42006:2025 controls against other frameworks you already comply with. Identify overlapping controls to reduce duplicate effort.
3. Build Your Toolkit
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4. Continuous Monitoring
Establish ongoing compliance monitoring using our platform's gap analysis tools. Track your maturity over time and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
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