The (lead) auditor must summarise the audit findings in an audit report. (an example of an internal audit report form is provided at the end of this section).

The audit report must include:

audit details such as the audit date, the auditor(s), area and activity to be audited, summary of audit outcomes,

a list of corrective actions raised during the audit and their identification numbers

objective evidence to back up the non-conformance

any observations or suggested areas for improvement.

The audit report should be distributed to the auditee and the Quality Manager.

The Quality Manager logs the audit report into the Audit log and allocates a unique audit report number.