Records Management audits
To ensure compliance, a Records Management program will undergo periodic audits. Sometimes the audits will be internal and other times they will be external.
For internal audits, a best practice is either to perform frequent limited-scope audits or to conduct periodic full audits that examine all aspects of the system. The more routine and commonplace the practice of conducting internal audits become for your organization, the easier it will be when it becomes necessary to go through an external audit.
Purpose of the records audit
The reasons for conducting an audit include the following:
To ensure that the agreed upon practices and policies are being adhered to, and to provide proof of that fact
To ensure that the program is complying with the requirements of regulatory and oversight bodies
To ensure that records are legally defensible
To improve the Records Management process
Regular internal audits are also good tests to ensure that your organization is prepared...
