FAQ 34: Which CARA audit report shall I use in case of a standalone remote support location ?

IATF CARA Audit reporting
The requirements for the audit reporting are described in the Rules for Achieving and Maintaining IATF Recognition 6th Edition chapter 5.10:
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Extended manufacturing sites shall be included in the main manufacturing site’s audit report.

Each manufacturing site, including those in a corporate scheme, and any standalone remote support location shall have its own audit report.
The certification body may combine the manufacturing site and its standalone remote support location(s) into a single IATF CARA audit report when the locations are included in a single audit plan and are audited together in one audit over consecutive working days (see section 5.7).
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Please refer to the release information for Release 1.5 on how to handle an ‘Audit report on a standalone remote support location’.