Control Purpose
The organization must know which legal, statutory, regulatory, and contractual information security requirements apply, document them, keep them current, and define how it will meet them.
Use A.5.31 Legal, Statutory, Regulatory and Contractual Requirements for the detailed requirement, implementation guidance, audit checks, evidence expectations, and related ISO 27005 context.
Risk Logic
Related Risks
No published risk scenario is linked to this control yet. Create or link a risk note under the risk knowledge base before treating this control as fully mapped.
Detailed Note
Evidence Required
ISO 27005 Link
Map this control to compliance risk, legal impact, contractual exposure, supplier risk, jurisdictional risk, and residual risk review.
Software Architecture Mapping
Relevant objects: control, compliance_requirement, contract, asset, software_license, evidence, audit_question, finding, corrective_action.
Audit Questions
- AQ-ISO27001-A.5.31 Audit Question
- How does the organization prove ISO27001-A.5.31 is implemented and operating?
- What evidence shows ownership, review cadence, exceptions, and corrective action?
- Which failed condition would create an audit finding for this control?
- Iso27001
- ISO27002
- Annex a
- Control
- Compliance
Note Metadata
Aliases: ISO27001-A.5.31
Source: 06-Control-Knowledge-Base/ISO27001-A.5.31-Legal-Statutory-Regulatory-and-Contractual-Requirements.md
Control dependency map
How this control connects to work products
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Requirement context
Primary control text, framework notes, or adjacent controls this note points to.
Evidence required
Evidence packs and proof records that support auditability.
Audit checks
Audit questions, checklists, or review material connected to the control.
Graph-sourced resources
Templates and evidence
Implementer templates
Working artifacts for control owners and operators.
Auditor evidence packs
Evidence collections and audit-facing verification material.