=====Internal audit=====

===Definition===
An internal audit is an [[general_term:audit|audit]] carried out by or on behalf of the organisation itself.


===Relations===
|Internal audit|is child of|[[general_term:audit|audit]]|
|Internal audit|is an element of a|[[general_term/management_system|management system]]|
|Internal audit|precedes an |external audit|

===Reference(s)===
ISO  19011. Guidelines for audits of management systems.

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