2. If a CB determines it cannot audit all activities during a surveillance or recertification audit, can the CB shorten the audit duration for that audit since the CB is not auditing everything and then simply add duration to the 2021 surveillance or recertification audit?
The audit duration can be shortened but the reduced audit duration must be justified and the calculation methodology included in the risk analysis provided to the AB, unused audit duration must be moved to next surveillance or recertification audit and the activities that were not audited must be included in the audit plan.