Audit packs should be frozen records, not live screens
A final audit pack needs stable evidence, dates, scores, and reviewer decisions so it can support later review.
Live data keeps changing
Compliance work changes constantly. Evidence expires, controls improve, suppliers resubmit, and reviewers add comments. That is useful during operations, but it is risky for final records.
An audit pack should capture a point in time. The record should explain what was reviewed, which evidence was used, and what decision was made.
What should be frozen
A frozen pack should include the exact generated questionnaire version, answers, evidence references, scan results, reviewer comments, and export timestamp.
Questionnaire version
Answers and not applicable reasons
Evidence links and document metadata
Documentation and implementation scores
Reviewer decision trail
Export date and pack status
When a pack should become stale
If an answer changes, a reviewer decision changes, or evidence expires, the previous pack should not pretend to be current. It can remain as a historical record while a new pack is generated.
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