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Policy Review

What is Policy Review?

The periodic evaluation of existing policies to ensure they remain current, relevant, effective, and aligned with regulatory requirements.

Governance

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

What the standards actually require on policy review

Requirements naming policy review across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Review every relevant organisational policy and its supporting procedures at least annually and whenever the organisation changes substantially.

CCM-GRC-03 · Organizational Policy Reviews

The institution must monitor the date each policy or procedure was last revised, the date it next falls due for review, and who is responsible for that review.

CPS220-P36 · Monitoring of Policy Review Dates and Ownership
ISO 270431 control

Policy review and update procedures. Control from ISO 27043 framework, domain: ISO 27043: Information Security Policies.

ISO27043-03 · Policy review and update procedures
ISO/SAE 214341 control

Policy review and update procedures. Control from ISO/SAE 21434 framework, domain: ISO/SAE 21434: Information Security Policies.

ISO21434-03 · Policy review and update procedures

Review and codify organizational security policy as foundation for incident handling program

PICERL-P1 · Security Policy Review

Ensure service provider contracts include security requirements. Example requirements may include minimum security program requirements, security incident and/or data breach notification and response, data encryption requirements, and data disposal commitments...

CIS-15.4 · Ensure Service Provider Contracts Include Security Requirements

Questions people ask about policy review

What is Policy Review?
The periodic evaluation of existing policies to ensure they remain current, relevant, effective, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
Why is Policy Review important for compliance?
Policy Review is a key concept in Governance. Understanding policy review helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Policy Review?
Policy Review appears in the requirement text of Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, APRA CPS 220 Risk Management, ISO 27043, ISO/SAE 21434, SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology. Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Policy Review?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how policy review 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 686 frameworks.

See how Policy Review applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.