You are an ISMS audit team leader assigned by your certification body to carry out a follow-up audit of a Data Centre client. According to ISO 19011:2018, the purpose of a follow-up audit is to verify

The correct answer is D. Completion and effectiveness of corrective actions. The purpose of a follow-up audit is to verify the completion and effectiveness of corrective actions taken by the auditee in response to the nonconformities identified in a previous audit. A follow-up audit is a type of audit that is conducted after an initial audit, and it focus

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You are an ISMS audit team leader assigned by your certification body to carry out a follow-up audit of a Data Centre client. According to ISO 19011:2018, the purpose of a follow-up audit is to verify which one of the following?

Options

AThe effectiveness of the management system
BImplementation of ISMS objectives
CImplementation of risk treatment plans
DCompletion and effectiveness of corrective actions

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A
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B
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D
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Explanation

The purpose of a follow-up audit is to verify the completion and effectiveness of corrective actions taken by the auditee in response to the nonconformities identified in a previous audit. A follow-up audit is a type of audit that is conducted after an initial audit, and it focuses on the specific areas where nonconformities were found and corrective actions were agreed upon. A follow-up audit can be conducted as a separate audit or as part of a scheduled audit, depending on the nature and severity of the nonconformities and the audit programme objectives3.

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