I would have to agree. If I had evidence of the required improvements and the auditor questioned theem, I would be on the phone to the registrar asking them to come to the facility at once if they wanted to keep the contract.
One good thing about the standards is that they mainly do not dictate how much, how many, how far etc... just that there is evidence of some level of completion. An auditor may put in a suggestion that improvement levels need to be improved, but even that is iffy, and I would not sign off on it as a management rep.
Just an opinion.
Al...