You are an ISMS audit team leader preparing to chair a closing meeting following a third-party surveillance audit. You are drafting a closing meeting agenda setting out the topics you wish to…

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Options

• AA detailed explanation of the certification body's complaints process
• BAn explanation of the audit plan and its purpose
• CA disclaimer that the result of the audit is based on the sampling of evidence
• DNames of auditees associated with nonconformities

• A
  7% (2)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  89% (25)

Explanation

This option is appropriate for inclusion in the closing meeting agenda, as it is a requirement of the ISO 19011 standard, which provides guidelines for auditing management systems, including ISMS12. The standard states that the audit team leader should advise the auditee of any situations encountered during the audit that may decrease the confidence that can be placed in the audit conclusions, such as limitations in the audit scope, access, or sampling3. The standard also states that the audit report should include a statement that the audit is based on a sample of the information available at the time of the audit, and that the audit does not provide absolute assurance of the conformity or effectiveness of the audited management system4. Therefore, the audit team leader should include a disclaimer in the closing meeting agenda to inform the auditee of the nature and limitations of the audit, and to avoid any misunderstandings or false

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