ISO/IEC TS 27006-2:2021

Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems - Part 2: Privacy information management systems

This document specifies requirements and provides guidance for bodies providing audit and certification of a privacy information management system (PIMS) according to ISO/IEC 27701 in combination with ISO/IEC 27001, in addition to the requirements contained within ISO/IEC 27006 and ISO/IEC 27701. It is primarily intended to support the accreditation of certification bodies providing PIMS certification. The requirements contained in this document need to be demonstrated in terms of competence and reliability by anybody providing PIMS certification, and the guidance contained in this document provides additional interpretation of these requirements for any body providing PIMS certification. NOTE This document can be used as a criteria document for accreditation, peer assessment or other audit processes.

Exigences pour les organismes procédant à l’audit et à la certification des systèmes de management des informations de sécurité — Partie 2: Systèmes de management des informations de sécurité

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Feb-2021
• ICS: 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment
• ICS: 35.030 - IT Security
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 - Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 5 - Identity management and privacy technologies
• Current Stage: 9599 - Withdrawal of International Standard
• Start Date: 14-Oct-2025
• Completion Date: 30-Oct-2025

Relations

• Revised: ISO/IEC 27706:2025 - Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of privacy information management systems
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022

Overview

ISO/IEC TS 27006-2:2021 is a Technical Specification that defines additional requirements and guidance for bodies auditing and certifying Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS) implemented to ISO/IEC 27701 together with ISO/IEC 27001. Published in 2021, it supplements ISO/IEC 27006 by specifying PIMS‑specific competence, process and information requirements. The document is primarily intended to support accreditation bodies and to harmonize assessment of certification bodies offering PIMS certification.

Key topics and requirements

This TS follows the structure of ISO/IEC 27006 and identifies PIMS-specific elements (prefixed “PS”). Major topics include:

• Scope and normative basis - Clarifies that ISO/IEC 27006 and ISO/IEC 27701 apply alongside this TS.
• Legal and contractual matters - Requirements for agreements, normative references and contractual clarity.
• Management of impartiality - Conflict of interest rules; notably certification bodies shall not provide PIMS consultancy (e.g., acting as external DPO or performing data protection reviews).
• Structural and resource requirements - Organizational arrangements for reliable PIMS certification.
• Competence of personnel - Determination of competence criteria, auditor knowledge/experience, selection and use of external auditors and technical experts.
• Information requirements - Public information, certification documentation, confidentiality and exchange of client information.
• Process requirements - Pre‑certification, application review, audit planning (time, multi‑site sampling, multi‑system audits), conducting audits (initial, surveillance, re‑certification, special audits), certification decisions, appeals and complaints.
• Management system requirements for certification bodies - Options for implementing a management system (including alignment with ISO 9001).

Practical applications and users

ISO/IEC TS 27006-2 is used to:

• Guide accreditation bodies assessing certification bodies for PIMS accreditation.
• Define demonstrable competence and impartiality criteria for certification bodies offering ISO/IEC 27701 certification.
• Support audit teams (lead auditors, technical experts) in planning and conducting PIMS audits consistent with ISO/IEC 27001 controls and privacy extensions.
• Serve as a criteria document for peer assessments or other audit processes. Benefits include harmonized accreditation decisions, clearer competence requirements for auditors, and strengthened confidence in certified PIMS.

Related standards

• ISO/IEC 27006 (requirements for ISMS certification bodies)
• ISO/IEC 27701 (PIMS extension to ISO/IEC 27001/27002)
• ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management)
• ISO/IEC 17021-1 (management system certification bodies)
• ISO/IEC 27000, ISO/IEC 29100

Keywords: ISO/IEC TS 27006-2, PIMS certification, ISO/IEC 27701, certification bodies, accreditation, privacy information management systems, audit requirements.

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL ISO/IEC TS
SPECIFICATION 27006-2
First edition
2021-02
Requirements for bodies providing
audit and certification of information
security management systems —
Part 2:
Privacy information management
systems
Exigences pour les organismes procédant à l’audit et à la certification
des systèmes de management des informations de sécurité —
Partie 2: Systèmes de management des informations de sécurité
Reference number
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ISO/IEC 2021
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles . 2
5 General requirements . 2
5.1 Legal and contractual matters . 2
5.2 Management of impartiality . 2
5.3 Liability and financing . 2
6 Structural requirements . 2
7 Resource requirements . 2
7.1 Competence of personnel . 2
7.1.1 PS 7.1.1 General considerations . 2
7.1.2 PS 7.1.2 Determination of competence criteria . 2
7.2 Personnel involved in the certification activities . 3
7.2.1 PS 7.2 Demonstration of auditor knowledge and experience . 4
7.2.2 PS 7.2.1.1 Selecting auditors . 4
7.3 Use of individual external auditors and external technical experts . 4
7.4 Personnel records. 4
7.5 Outsourcing. 4
8 Information requirements . 4
8.1 Public information . 4
8.2 Certification documents . 4
8.2.1 PS 8.2 PIMS Certification documents . 4
8.3 Reference to certification and use of marks . 5
8.4 Confidentiality . 5
8.5 Information exchange between a certification body and its clients . 5
9 Process requirements . 5
9.1 Pre-certification activities . 5
9.1.1 Application . 5
9.1.2 Application review . 5
9.1.3 Audit programme . 5
9.1.4 Determining audit time . 6
9.1.5 Multi-site sampling . 7
9.1.6 Multiple management systems . 7
9.2 Planning audits . 7
9.2.1 Determining audit objectives, scope and criteria . 7
9.2.2 Audit team selection and assignments . 7
9.2.3 Audit plan . 7
9.3 Initial certification . 7
9.4 Conducting audits . 7
9.4.1 IS 9.4 General . 7
9.4.2 IS 9.4 Specific elements of the ISMS audit . 7
9.4.3 IS 9.4 Audit report . 7
9.5 Certification decision . 7
9.6 Maintaining certification . 8
9.6.1 General. 8
9.6.2 Surveillance activities . 8
9.6.3 Re-certification . 8
9.6.4 Special audits . 8
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9.6.5 Suspending, withdrawing or reducing the scope of certification . 8
9.7 Appeals . 8
9.8 Complaints . 8
9.9 Client records . 8
10 Management system requirements for certification bodies . 8
10.1 Options . 8
10.2 Option A: General management system requirements . 8
10.3 Option B: Management system requirements in accordance with ISO 9001. 9
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Foreword
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Subcommittee SC 27, Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection.
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Introduction
ISO/IEC 27006 sets out criteria for bodies providing audit and certification of information security
management systems. If such bodies are also to be accredited as complying with ISO/IEC 27006 with
the objective of auditing and certifying privacy information management systems (PIMS) in accordance
with ISO/IEC 27701:2019, some additional requirements and guidance to ISO/IEC 27006 are necessary.
These are provided by this document.
The text in this document follows the structure of ISO/IEC 27006 and the additional PIMS-specific
requirements and guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 27006 for PIMS certification are identified by
the letters “PS”.
The primary purpose of this document is to enable accreditation bodies to more effectively harmonize
their application of the standards against which they are bound to assess certification bodies.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/IEC TS 27006-2:2021(E)
Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification
of information security management systems —
Part 2:
Privacy information management systems
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and provides guidance for bodies providing audit and
certification of a privacy information management system (PIMS) according to ISO/IEC 27701 in
combination with ISO/IEC 27001, in addition to the requirements contained within ISO/IEC 27006 and
ISO/IEC 27701. It is primarily intended to support the accreditation of certification bodies providing
PIMS certification.
The requirements contained in this document need to be demonstrated in terms of competence and
reliability by anybody providing PIMS certification, and the guidance contained in this document
provides additional interpretation of these requirements for any b
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