Any comments on this folks?
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From: ISO Standards Discussion
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 07:37:10 -0600
Subject: Re: Management Review Record /El-Homsi/Lambert/Meron
From: Emanuel Meron
I do not think that an auditor, either from a second party (the customer) or third party (the registrar), may ask to see the actual minutes of a management review. If the review was worth the time, it probably dealt with sensitive items and generated information that, if leaked out, may give competitors an advantage. This is the kind of information that every company likes to guard closely and you, as an auditor, should honor this. I do however agree that evidence should be provided showing that reviews actually took place.
The FDA recognizes this situation and only asks for a management declaration stating that reviews were held in accordance with the requirements of the quality system regulation (QSR). Their auditors are not allowed to inspect the actual minutes.
If you ever find yourself on the receiving end, I suggest you refuse to divulge the actual review items, data, decisions, etc., Just give the auditor the dates of the reviews and the names or functions of the participants.
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From: ISO Standards Discussion
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 07:37:10 -0600
Subject: Re: Management Review Record /El-Homsi/Lambert/Meron
From: Emanuel Meron
I do not think that an auditor, either from a second party (the customer) or third party (the registrar), may ask to see the actual minutes of a management review. If the review was worth the time, it probably dealt with sensitive items and generated information that, if leaked out, may give competitors an advantage. This is the kind of information that every company likes to guard closely and you, as an auditor, should honor this. I do however agree that evidence should be provided showing that reviews actually took place.
The FDA recognizes this situation and only asks for a management declaration stating that reviews were held in accordance with the requirements of the quality system regulation (QSR). Their auditors are not allowed to inspect the actual minutes.
If you ever find yourself on the receiving end, I suggest you refuse to divulge the actual review items, data, decisions, etc., Just give the auditor the dates of the reviews and the names or functions of the participants.