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Adequacy Audit (print ref: Part 3, Section 2.1)
Part 2 of this Audit Manual has explained that the Audit Methodology involves carrying out an initial Adequacy Audit before the Compliance Audit. The purposes of the Adequacy Audit are therefore twofold:
- To assess the extent to which the organisation's Data Protection System meets the requirements of the 1998 Data Protection Act.
- To ascertain whether it will be beneficial to conduct a subsequent Compliance Audit or whether to delay matters until the identified in the Data Protection System have been addressed.
Audit Timescale
The Adequacy Audit should take place after the Preparatory Meeting/Visit and at least 2 or 3 weeks before the Compliance Audit is scheduled. This is to allow the organisation time to put right any minor deficiencies in their documentation.
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