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Auditing Tasks (print ref: Part 4, Section 2)
It is also worth recapping on the tasks faced by a Data Protection Auditor before looking in detail at the skills required and the techniques that can be applied. The key tasks are:
- Obtaining and assessing objective evidence fairly
- Arriving at generally acceptable conclusions based on audit observations.
- Remaining true to a conclusion despite pressure to change that is not based on objective evidence
- Conducting the audit process without deviating due to distractions
- Committing full attention and support to the audit process
- Constantly evaluating the effects of audit observations and personal interactions
- Reacting effectively in stressful situations
- Treating the staff involved in a way that will best achieve the audit objectives
The first four items in this list broadly relate to the mechanics of auditing while the last four are more to do with the human aspects of auditing. These human aspects will be dealt with in more detail in section 3 so that this section can concentrate more on the actual process of auditing.
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