CarolX
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Hi All -
I thought I would start this thread to clear my mind on what a 1st, 2nd and 3rd party audit is. My confusion stems from some confusing posts and threads about contracting internal auditors, and then refering to them as 3rd party.
Here is my definition
1st party - A regular, full or part time employee of the company.
2nd party - An independent contractor hired by the company to perform internal audits.
3rd party - An auditor employed by the Registrar to perform registration and surveliance audits.
I looked in the Wiki for this definition and couldn't find anything. Maybe after discussion we can add.
Thanks all!!
I thought I would start this thread to clear my mind on what a 1st, 2nd and 3rd party audit is. My confusion stems from some confusing posts and threads about contracting internal auditors, and then refering to them as 3rd party.
Here is my definition
1st party - A regular, full or part time employee of the company.
2nd party - An independent contractor hired by the company to perform internal audits.
3rd party - An auditor employed by the Registrar to perform registration and surveliance audits.
I looked in the Wiki for this definition and couldn't find anything. Maybe after discussion we can add.
Thanks all!!