# Clause 9.2.2: Audit programme(s)

Plan, set up, run and keep up an audit programme that fixes how often audits take place, the methods, who is responsible, planning requirements and reporting, giving weight to how important the processes involved are and what earlier audits found. Set the criteria and scope for every audit; choose auditors and run audits so that the process stays objective and impartial; report the results to the managers concerned; keep documented evidence of the programme and its results; make sure the corrective actions needed to remove detected nonconformities and their causes are taken promptly; and make sure follow-up checks what was done and reports what the check found.

Cloud: The audit programme should cover the provider relationship at the frequency the dependency deserves. A service carrying a critical activity needs more than the annual contract review.

Evidence: Documented audit programme with frequency, method and responsibility, risk weighted; Per audit criteria and scope statements; Auditor selection records evidencing objectivity and impartiality; Management reporting records; Corrective action records with timeliness evidence and verification of the actions taken.

Test: Check the audit frequency matches the criticality of each provider dependency.

Citation: ISO 22301:2019, clause 9.2.2. Source: https://compliance.theartofservice.com/frameworks/iso-22301-2019. Last updated: 2026-10-20.