Lead Auditor Assigned to Effectiveness Check

brooney · #1 15th June 2012, 11:50 AM

As Lead Internal Auditor I assign CAPAs to auditees for nonconformances. Per procedure I am required to approve the action plan. I am wondering if it is appropriate for auditees to assign the effectiveness check of the implementation of the actions to me (lead auditor). Could this be seen as the lead auditor having bias to close the CAPA record?

***Randy*** · #2 15th June 2012, 01:41 PM

Nope, not unless the auditor is of of low ethical fiber

**howste** · #3 15th June 2012, 07:22 PM

Certification body auditors close corrective actions for NCRs that they initiate. It should be fine for internal auditors to do the same.

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