Audit client

For an internal audit the client is often top management or the audit programme manager. For a supplier audit it is the buying company, and for certification it is the auditee itself.

organization or person requesting an audit (3.1) Note 1 to entry: In the case of internal audit, the audit client can also be the auditee (3.13) or the individual(s) managing the audit programme. Requests for external audit can come from sources such as regulators, contracting parties or potential or existing clients. [SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.13.11, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added]

ISO 19011:2018, clause 3.12