Audit checklists are key tools for ensuring that audits are carried out, relevant evidence was viewed and that any issues identified can be documented so that further action can be taken.
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Internal Audit Checklist Template
An internal audit checklist for planning and running an audit of an activity, area or process. It records the scope, the criteria and objectives being audited against, and the auditor and date, then works through the audit as a series of questions, with the auditee's response and the evidence viewed and findings recorded against each one.
Internal audit is a requirement of every ISO management system standard - clause 9.2 in ISO 9001, and the equivalent clause in ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 and the rest. A planned checklist is how an audit stays objective and repeatable, and how you show it actually looked at evidence rather than taking things on trust. This form gives you that record and slots straight into a management system aligned with ISO 9001.
Two Versions in One Download
The download includes two versions of the checklist, supplied as separate Word files rather than a single bundle, so you can use whichever fits the audit:
- F-Q2 - a concise audit checklist: scope, criteria and objectives, auditor and date, then a question / auditee / evidence table
- F-Q2A - a fuller version that also records the site or location, the audit participants, and an audit feedback summary at the end
Built for ISO 9001 Internal Audits
The checklist captures what a defensible internal audit needs, and supports the internal audit requirements of ISO 9001 (clause 9.2):
- The scope - the activity or area being audited
- The criteria and objectives - the ISO standards or internal procedures being audited against
- The auditor(s) and date, plus the site or location and audit participants in F-Q2A
- A question-by-question record of the auditee's response and the evidence viewed and findings
What's Included in this Internal Audit Checklist
The form is set out so an audit can be planned and recorded in one place:
- Audit details - scope (activity or area audited), criteria and objectives (ISO standards or internal procedures), auditor(s) and date
- Site and participants - the location audited and who took part in the audit (F-Q2A)
- Audit questions - a table of questions, each with the auditee and the evidence viewed, response and findings recorded against it
- Audit feedback - a summary of the feedback given at the end of the audit (F-Q2A)
Who Needs an Internal Audit Checklist?
Any organisation that runs internal audits - to prepare for certification, to maintain it, or simply to check its own processes are being followed. It suits internal auditors, quality and management-system leads, and is a core record for any business working towards or maintaining ISO 9001, or any other ISO management system, certification.
Included in the ISO 9001 Toolkit
This form (F-Q2) is part of the ISO 9001 Toolkit - the forms, registers, procedures and guidance for running a management system in one download - and is included in every alphaZ ISO toolkit, because internal audit is a requirement of every ISO management system standard.
Pairs with the Audit Report and Audit Schedule
The findings from this checklist feed into the F-Q31 Audit Report Template - the formal write-up of the audit - and the audits themselves are planned across the year on the F-Q17 Internal Audit Schedule.