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title: "ISO22301 Update: What are the Mandatory Document?"
description: What are the ISO 22301:2019 Mandatory Document?
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##### Business Continuity Management
# ISO22301 Update: What are the Mandatory Document?
What should your BCMS documentation contain? This is probably what you’re asking yourself if you are implementing ISO22301 , preparing for the internal audit, or preparing for the external certification audit.
[Moh Heng Goh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/author/moh-heng-goh) Feb 12, 2020
###### Business Continuity Management Certified Planner-Specialist-Expert
#### ISO 22301:2019 Mandatory Documents
What should your business continuity documentation contain? This is probably what you’re asking yourself if you are implementing ISO 22301 in your Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) , preparing for an upcoming internal audit, or preparing for a certification audit by external auditors.
#### Action to be Taken for Each of the Mandatory Documents
To help you out, here’s the list of mandatory documentation for the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
| **Clause** | **Description of Clause** | **Action to be Taken** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4.2.1 | List of legal, regulatory and other requirements | Lists everything you need to comply with |
| 4.3 | The scope of the BCMS and explanation of exclusions | Defines where your BCMS will be implemented. |
| 5.2 | Business continuity policy | Defines main responsibilities, and the intent of the management. |
| 6.2 | Business continuity objectives | Defines measurable objectives that are to be achieved with business continuity. |
| 7.2 | Competencies of personnel | Define knowledge and skills needed by staff with Business Continuity responsibilities |
| 8.4 | Business continuity plans and procedures | Includes plans and procedures for response, communication, recovery (including disaster recovery plans), restore and return activities. |
| 8.4.3.1 | Documented communication with interested parties | These could be emails, but also social communication from sources such as government agencies and others. |
| 8.4.3.1 | Records of important information about the disruption, actions taken and decisions made | Normally these records are done through minutes or by lling out checklists of performed activities. |
| 9.1.1 | Data and results of monitoring and measurement | Evaluation on whether BCMS meets the objectives |
| 9.2 | Internal audit program/Results of internal audit | The Internal Audit Report |
| 10.1 | Nature of non-conformities and actions taken | A description of non-conformities and their causes |
| 10.1 | Results of corrective actions | A description of what has been done to eliminate non-conformities via corrective actions |
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