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Corrective Action Plan

What is Corrective Action Plan?

A documented set of steps to address audit findings, control deficiencies, or non-conformities, including timelines and responsible parties.

Audit and Assurance

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as corrective action plan. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on corrective action plan

Requirements naming corrective action plan across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

When a substantial product hazard is identified, firms usually undertake a voluntary corrective action plan or consent agreement covering the hazard description, public and distribution-chain notice, product identification, interim instructions, cause, remedy...

us-consumer-product-safety-act-cpsc-manufacturer-and-importer-duties::REC-CAP · Agree and carry out a corrective action plan that notifies, removes and remedies →

Where an actual adverse impact could not be brought to an end or its extent adequately minimised by the Article 11 measures, the company shall as a last resort refrain from entering into new or extending existing relations with the partner concerned and, where...

eu-csddd-directive-eu-2024-1760::Art 11(7) · Last resort: refraining from new relations, temporary suspension and termination (actual impacts) →

A provider registered for any class assessed by certification undergoes a mid-term certification audit by an approved quality auditor starting within 18 months of the start of its registration period (or later if the Commissioner allows), covering the Core mod...

australia-ndis-provider-registration-rules-2018::s13B · Rules s 13B Mid-term certification audit within 18 months →

Identical in substance to IS.I.OR.225: root cause and contributing factors identified, a corrective action plan defined and the correction demonstrated to the authority's satisfaction within the agreed period.

easa-part-is-information-security-in-aviation::IS.D.OR.225 · IS.D.OR.225 Response to findings notified by the competent authority →

Questions people ask about corrective action plan

What is Corrective Action Plan?
A documented set of steps to address audit findings, control deficiencies, or non-conformities, including timelines and responsible parties.
Why is Corrective Action Plan important for compliance?
Corrective Action Plan is a key concept in Audit and Assurance. Understanding corrective action plan helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Corrective Action Plan?
Corrective Action Plan appears in the requirement text of IRS Publication 1075, US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties, EU CSDDD (Directive (EU) 2024/1760), Australia NDIS Provider Registration Rules 2018, EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation. Across these standards we have identified 12 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Corrective Action Plan?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how corrective action plan applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Corrective Action Plan applies across compliance frameworks

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