Information governance assurance and audit
Checking and showing that the organisation meets information governance standards, through annual self-assessments, audits, evidence, and improvement plans.
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- explain why the organisation must show it handles information well
- provide evidence for an audit when asked
- 2. Working
You can:
- collect and organise evidence for the annual self-assessment
- carry out simple audits, such as access or record-keeping audits
- track improvement actions
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- plan and run the information governance assurance programme
- judge whether evidence meets the standard and identify gaps
- work with internal and external auditors
- 4. Expert
You can:
- own the organisation's information governance assurance framework
- report assurance and compliance to the board and its committees
- set improvement priorities based on risk
Closest ESCO skills
- information governance compliance
- audit techniques
- participate in medical records' auditing activities
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy data protection officer | Data protection officer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Data protection officer | Data protection officer | 8b | Expert |
| Senior data protection officer | Data protection officer | 8c | Expert |
| Health records manager | Health records officer | 5 | Working |
| Information governance officer | Information governance officer | 4 | Working |
| Senior information governance officer | Information governance officer | 5 | Working |
| Information governance lead | Information governance officer | 6 | Working |
| Information governance manager | Information governance officer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Head of information governance | Information governance officer | 8a | Expert |