Structured documentation process for responding to internal audit findings and completing formal audit closure.
ARP-CLO-001 provides a structured documentation process for responding to internal audit findings and completing formal audit closure. It defines the sequence from preliminary findings communication through corrective action planning, implementation, verification, and final closeout.
What This Protocol Covers
Preliminary findings receipt and initial review. Corrective action plan development with ownership assignment. Response documentation and management sign-off. Remediation implementation tracking. Implementation verification and evidence of correction. Formal closeout communication and records retention. Lessons-learned documentation for process improvement.
Who This Protocol Is For
Operations managers, compliance coordinators, department heads, and corrective action owners responsible for responding to internal audit findings and ensuring audit records are properly closed.
Operational guidance only — not legal, HR, or regulatory advice.
Every protocol includes a stated purpose and scope definition, trigger conditions and activation criteria, a roles and responsibilities matrix, step-by-step operational sequences with defined timing, required documentation lists, stop-and-escalate points, common failure modes with prevention measures, editable implementation checklists, implementation guidance for organizational adoption, and version history.