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Non Financial Audits
Different types
of audits exist that apply to other areas of an organisation’s
working structure.
Data
Protection Audit - “A systematic
and independent examination to determine whether activities involving
the processing
of personal
data are carried out in accordance with an organisation's data protection
policies and procedures, and whether this processing meets the requirements
of the Data Protection Act 1998.” (Source: http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/)
Software
or PC Audit - This is an analysis of a company’s
IT software and hardware assets to determine whether the organisation
complies with licensing requirements.
Internal audit
departments within many organisations are responsible for auditing
all aspects of the
company, and not just the finances.
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