Interested parties are the people and organisations whose needs the management system has to take into account. The register is that list, and the link from a party to an implemented control is how you show which needs are covered.
What a party record is for
Each party has a reference beginning with IP. Filtering by type and status is how a review finds the parties that are still active and the ones that need another look.
- Who they are. The party, whether they are internal or external, and the relationship.
- What they need. Their interest, their needs and expectations, and the basis of any obligation.
- Whether it is current. Active, under review, or archived, with a last-reviewed date and the triggers that should prompt another review.
- What meets the need. The implemented controls linked to that party. A need with no control is a gap that stays visible.
When you need to change it
The interested parties register and reviews and linked controls describe the fields.