Evidence register
Requirement, control, test, owner, date, location and status
06 / EVIDENCE
Assurance evidence.
Turn policies and controls into a clear, reviewable trail of what was tested, approved and monitored.
Explore the processHOW IT WORKS
The evidence chain
Good assurance connects each requirement to an owner, a control, a test and a decision. Evidence should be current, retrievable and proportionate to the system's risk.
STAGE01
CONTROL FOCUS
Requirement
State the obligation or expectation
EVIDENCE TO CAPTURE
Policy, risk criterion, standard or contractual requirement
Select any stage to see its control focus and expected evidence.
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
Make it operational.
Use these questions to turn governance principles into decisions that your organisation can evidence.
- Can we trace each material risk to a tested control?
- Is evidence versioned, dated and assigned to an owner?
- Could an independent reviewer reproduce the decision trail?
TANGIBLE OUTPUTS
What good looks like.
Assurance summary
What was checked, what failed and what remains open
Audit-ready decision trail
Linked records of approvals, exceptions, changes and reviews
MEASUREMENT
Signals worth tracking
Illustrative measures to adapt to your organisation's risk profile and delivery model.
Evidence coverage by controlExpired or missing artefactsOpen findings awaiting closure