ISO 42001 Continuous Monitoring & Improvement
Enforce AI system monitoring and continuous improvement requirements per ISO 42001 Annex A.9.
About This Policy Template
Policy enforcing ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Annex A.9 requirements for ongoing monitoring of AI system performance, detecting drift, and driving continuous improvement. Ensures AI systems are monitored for accuracy degradation, data drift, concept drift, and emerging biases after deployment. Detects production AI without monitoring, flags drift indicators, identifies missing performance baselines, and enforces periodic review schedules. Covers A.9.2 (monitoring of AI systems), A.9.3 (measurement of performance), and A.9.4 (continual improvement). Required for maintaining AIMS certification.
Policy Rules(6)
High Severity
(3)AI Degradation Without Incident Response
Detect AI system degradation patterns without corresponding incident response (A.9.2)
Missing Improvement Actions After Performance Issues
Detect AI performance issues identified without documented improvement actions (A.9.4)
Production AI Without Performance Monitoring
Detect AI systems in production without active performance monitoring (A.9.2)
Medium Severity
(2)AI System Without Performance Baselines
Detect AI systems deployed without established performance baselines for comparison (A.9.3)
Model Drift Indicator
Flag content indicating model performance degradation or data drift (A.9.3)
Low Severity
(1)Missing Periodic Performance Review Schedule
Detect AI systems without defined periodic performance review schedules (A.9.3)
Enforcement by Integration
What happens when a violation is detected, based on the enforcement mode and integration type.
| Integration | Block | Approval | Warn | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Version Control GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket | Fail check run / merge request status | Pending check run — held for review | Neutral check run / comment on PR | Pass check run (silent) |
Email — Gmail Gmail | Quarantine label; + violation label (outbound) | Quarantine label — held for review | Add warning label | Log only |
Email — Outlook Outlook | Move to quarantine folder; + flag (outbound) | Move to quarantine — held for review | Flag + categorize | Log only |
Messaging Slack, Teams | Post violation warning in channel | Post 'held for review' warning | Post warning in channel | Log only |
Storage Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive | Move file to quarantine folder | Quarantine file — held for review | Log only | Log only |
AI Proxy OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, MCP, Agent | Block request (return 403) | Hold request — return review ID | Allow request + audit trail | Log only |
API REST API | Return BLOCK outcome (client decides) | Return APPROVAL_REQUIRED + poll URL | Return WARN outcome | Log only |
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