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CC1.2 — Board independence and oversight
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board-oversightpolicy-governance
Requirement
The board of directors, or an equivalent governing body, operates independently of management and exercises oversight of the design and operation of internal control.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Required element 1 — any one of
boardgoverning bodyaudit committeesteering committee
Supporting terms — specificity signals
oversightquarterly reviewminutescharterindependent
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLBA | 314.4(i) | Annual written report to the board | board-oversight policy-governance |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | GV.RM-05 | Communication of cybersecurity risk | policy-governance board-oversight |
| GDPR | Art.5(2) | Accountability | policy-governance |
| GDPR | Art.24 | Responsibility of the controller | policy-governance |
| GDPR | Art.31 | Cooperation with the supervisory authority | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.1 | Policies for information security | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.10 | Acceptable use of information and other associated assets | policy-governance |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.31 | Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements | policy-governance |