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Internal Audits

Internal audit programme and reports per HPROC12, demonstrating systematic evaluation of the integrated management system.

Audit Programme

The full audit programme — including system elements per audit section, document scope, and 2025/2026 schedules — is available in the Internal Audit Programme.


2025 Audit Programme (Completed)

The inaugural internal audit programme was conducted between April–May 2025, covering all IMS elements within the first 14 weeks of system operation.

Audit Ref Area Date Auditor NCs CARs Status
IA-RPT-2025-001 Context of the Organisation 19/05/2025 Sean Ashton 1 CAR-2025-001 Closed
IA-RPT-2025-002 Planning 19/05/2025 Sean Ashton 1 CAR-2025-002 Closed
IA-RPT-2025-003 Support 20/05/2025 Sean Ashton 1 CAR-2025-003 Open
IA-RPT-2025-004 Operations 21/05/2025 Sean Ashton 1 CAR-2025-004 Closed
IA-RPT-2025-005 Environmental 21/05/2025 Sean Ashton 1 CAR-2025-005 Closed
IA-RPT-2025-006 Performance Evaluation 22/05/2025 Sean Ashton 1 CAR-2025-006 Closed
IA-RPT-2025-007 Health & Safety 17/04/2025 Sean Ashton 3 CAR-2025-007/008/009 Closed
IA-RPT-2025-008 Improvement 28/05/2025 Sean Ashton 2 CAR-2025-010/011 Open

2026 Audit Programme (Planned)

The 2026 internal audit programme will cover the full scope of the HSQEMS following the system migration from the legacy QEMS platform.

Audit Ref Area Planned Date Auditor Status
IA-RPT-2026-001 Context & Leadership Q2 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-002 Planning & Risk Q2 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-003 Support & Resources Q2 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-004 Operations Q3 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-005 Environmental Management Q3 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-006 Performance Evaluation Q3 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-007 Health & Safety Q3 2026 TBC Planned
IA-RPT-2026-008 Improvement Q4 2026 TBC Planned

Surveillance Audit

Surveillance 1 audit by Approachable Certification is scheduled for 27/03/2026.


Audit Log

The full internal audit schedule and tracking log is maintained in HREG07 — Internal Audit Log.


Document Reference
Internal Audit Procedure HPROC12
Audit Checklist HFORM08
Internal Audit Log HREG07
Corrective Action Procedure HPROC14

Document Owner: Sean Ashton, Operations Manager Last Updated: 14/03/2026