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Internal audit plan & report structure
A lean structure for internal audits that follow ISO 19011 guidance.
- Plan: scope (processes, sites, standard clauses) · criteria · auditee · auditor independence check · date · sample basis.
- Conduct: opening note · evidence examined (documents, records, observation, interviews) · traceable references.
- Findings: graded (nonconformity / observation / opportunity) · criterion cited · evidence cited.
- Report: distribution · response due dates · corrective action owner per finding.
- Close-out: action taken · root cause addressed · verification evidence · closure date and verifier.
- Programme view: coverage of the full system across the cycle, weighted by risk and history.
This checklist is a starting point prepared by Temporary Works Consulting & Design Ltd. It is not a substitute for the standard, for legislation, or for competent advice, and completing it does not make an organisation compliant or certified. A competent person must adapt it to your organisation before reliance.