Audit Period Requirements: Evidence Start Date and End Date

The Evidence Start Date and End Date reflect the acceptable period (provided by the external auditor) for creation of the evidence. 

Setting the Evidence Start Date / End Date

Once you have established the Start / End Dates, the system will automatically launch a notification for evidence collection to the evidence owner(s) on the End Date selected. 

Tips for Setting up the Start Date / End Date

Typically, your external auditor requires the latest version of a document and/or evidence to have been created within a certain timeframe to be acceptable for use as validation of an implemented control. 

1. The Start Date allows you to control and limit the period within which evidence must be created/produced. Typically, this does not extend prior to the year of the current Audit Period. 
2. The End Date ensures that the notification is sent in a timely manner and allows the evidence owner enough time to provide the required evidence, as well as for the compliance team to review and approve the evidence prior to providing it to an external auditor.

NOTE: For first-time users setting who are collecting evidence for the first time on the C1Risk platform, we recommend scheduling the END DATE in advance of your external audit period and create sufficient time to a) train end-user evidence providers to use the platform to provide evidence and b) provide the compliance team sufficient time to review and approve evidence and/or work with end-users to ensure the correct evidence is in place.