Internal audit plan

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• Organisation

  For example: Northfield Foods Ltd

• Plan period

  For example: 1 January to 31 December 2031

• Audit programme owner

  For example: Maria Costa, Quality Manager

• Approved by

  For example: Managing director

• Date of plan

  For example: 15 December 2030

• Aims of the audit programme

  One per line.

  For example: Check that our processes follow our own rules and the standards we promise to meet Find problems early

• Standards and rules audited against

  The rules the audits will check against.

  For example: Our quality manual v6, the food safety plan, customer contract terms, legal duties in our sites

• How priorities were set

  Say why some areas come first.

  For example: Areas with past findings, customer complaints or big changes are audited more often. Areas with a good record are audited once a year.

• Audit schedule

  One row for each audit.

  For example: February | Goods in and storage | Anna Berg | 2 days April | Production and packing | Sam Okafor | 3 days June | Maintenance | Anna Berg | 1 day September | Dispatch and complaints | Sam Okafor | 2 days November | Management and records | External auditor | 2 days

• Auditor selection (optional)optional

  How you keep audits fair.

  For example: Auditors are trained and do not audit their own work. Two external days are bought for the management audit.

• How each audit is run

  The steps in order.

  For example: Notice 2 weeks before. Opening meeting, checks and interviews, closing meeting. Report within 5 working days.

• Reporting and follow-up

  How results are used.

  For example: Findings are rated major or minor and logged. Each has an owner and a due date. The quality manager checks closure each month and reports to management.

• Resources and budget (optional)optional

  Days, people and money.

  For example: About 11 audit days. Two days of external audit, 2,400.

• Changes to the plan

  For example: The plan may change after an incident, a complaint or a change to the business. Changes are approved by the programme owner and recorded.

1. 11. Aims
2. 22. Standards and rules audited against
3. 33. How priorities were set
4. 44. Schedule
5. 55. Auditors
6. 66. How each audit is run
7. 77. Reporting and follow-up
8. 88. Resources
9. 99. Changes to the plan

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