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Risk Management Policy
A consistent way to find, score, own and treat risk, with clear rules on who may accept it.
Inside the document
- Governance and appetite
- Risk assessment method
- Risk register
- Risk treatment and acceptance
- Monitoring and reporting
- Triggers for reassessment
- Integration and culture
Plus document control, roles, exceptions, enforcement, review cycle and an auditor evidence checklist.
Sample clause · Risk treatment and acceptanceRisk acceptance authority by residual rating shall be: Low, the risk owner; Medium, the department head; High, a member of executive management; Critical, the [CEO or board].
What an auditor will check
A live register with owners and dates, a documented scoring method, acceptances signed at the right level, and regular reporting to leadership.
Reference mapping: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Clauses 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 8.2, 8.3 · SOC 2 (2017 criteria) CC3.1, CC3.2, CC3.3, CC3.4, CC9.1 · NIST CSF 2.0 GV.RM-01, GV.RM-02, ID.RA-05, ID.RA-06. Starting point to be adapted by the organisation to its own context. Not legal advice.
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