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Follow-Up Audit

What is Follow-Up Audit?

An audit conducted to verify that corrective actions from previous audit findings have been effectively implemented and sustained.

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What the standards actually require on follow-up audit

Requirements naming follow-up audit across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Guidance: those managing the programme should ensure that the achievement of each audit's objectives is evaluated, that audit reports are reviewed and approved for fulfilment of scope and objectives, that the effectiveness of actions taken on findings is revie...

iso-19011-2018::5.5.6 · Managing audit programme results →

Those managing the programme should make sure that: each audit is evaluated for whether it met its objectives; audit reports are reviewed and approved to confirm they satisfy the audit's scope and objectives;

iso-19011-2026::5.5.6 · Managing audit programme results →

The organization must plan, set up, run and keep one or more audit programmes that fix how often audits happen, the methods, who is responsible, planning and reporting, taking account of how important the processes are and what earlier audits found.

iso-28000-2022::9.2.2 · Internal audit programme →

ISO 19011:2018, 5.5.6 is followed with nothing added: the achievement of each audit's objectives is evaluated, reports are reviewed and approved for fulfilment of scope and objectives, the effectiveness of actions on findings is reviewed, reports are distribut...

iso-iec-27007-2020::5.5.6 · Managing audit programme results →

Article 32-2: the Commission certifies whether a controller's measures conform to the Act (valid three years, with annual follow-up audits, withdrawal for fraud, obstruction, falling below criteria or serious violations), run by KISA and designated bodies with...

south-korea-pipa::32-2 · Obtain ISMS-P style privacy certification where required, and maintain it →

Questions people ask about follow-up audit

What is Follow-Up Audit?
An audit conducted to verify that corrective actions from previous audit findings have been effectively implemented and sustained.
Why is Follow-Up Audit important for compliance?
Follow-Up Audit is a key concept in Audit and Assurance. Understanding follow-up audit 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 Follow-Up Audit?
Follow-Up Audit appears in the requirement text of ISO 19011:2018, ISO 19011:2026, ISO 28000:2022, ISO/IEC 27007:2020, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Follow-Up Audit?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how follow-up audit 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.

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