QA Quality Assurance review the QA Cycle Every year Firms - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
QA Quality Assurance review the QA Cycle Every year Firms - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
QA Quality Assurance review the QA Cycle Every year Firms complete QA self-assessment Questionnaire Quality Assurance Audit Independence Register QA & AIR secure website air.mgiworld.com Every year Firms update Audit Independence
the QA Cycle
Every year Firms complete QA self-assessment Questionnaire
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QA & AIR secure website
Quality Assurance Audit Independence Register
Every year Firms update Audit Independence Register (AIR)
Every 3 years Firms receive onsite peer review
January Technical Committee announces Firms for review July to June
February to May Pre-review questionnaires
March to May Reviewers allocated, timings agreed, reviewer training
May to June Review categories agreed by Technical Committee
Category 1 – ½ day to 1 full day Category 2 – 1 full day, 1 full cold file review Category 3 – 1.5 to 2.5 days, 2 to 3 cold file reviews
July 2018 to June 2019 Reviews take place
July 2018 to June 2019 Reviews take place
September 2018 to August 2019 Review results
- 1. Reviewer report discussed with SWAT
- 2. Reviewer report sent to firm for comments
- 3. Final reviewer report sent to Technical Committee
- 4. QA scores and improvement plans, if any, sent to firms
Level 1 – very good or excellent quality. Some minor deficiencies may need remediation. Level 2 – adequate quality. Reasonable quality assurance systems are in place but some significant deficiencies require remediation. Level 3 – poor quality. Quality assurance systems are substantially deficient and require significant effort and investment of resources to remedy.
Up to one year later Level 3 and some Level 2 firms receive follow up review
the QA Cycle
Every year – firms complete QA self-assessment Every year – firms update Audit Independence Register Every 3 years – receive onsite peer review January TC announces firms for review February to May Pre-review questionnaires May to June Review categories agreed by TC July to June Reviews take place September to August Review results
Review
March to May Reviewers allocated, timings agreed
Summary