ISO 27001:2022 · Organizational controls
ISO 27001:2022 5.11: Return of assets
ISO 27001:2022 5.11 covers Return of assets. The held text names 5 evidence records for it, the first being Statement of Applicability entry for control A.5.11, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it.... The common gap an assessor flags is Asset return is not reconciled against what was issued, so missing items go unnoticed.
When their employment, contract or agreement changes or ends, staff and, where relevant, other interested parties are to hand back every organizational asset they hold. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): protects organizational assets when employment, contracts or agreements change or end. As an Annex A reference control, it is compared with the controls determined in risk treatment (6.1.3 c) and recorded in the Statement of Applicability as included or excluded, with the justification and implementation status (6.1.3 d); implementation guidance is ISO/IEC 27002:2022 5.11.
What evidence supports 5.11?
- Annex A organizational controlStatement of Applicability entry for control A.5.11, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats
- Annex A organizational controlThe leaver and mover procedure with an asset return step and a checklist of assets issued to each person
- Annex A organizational controlSigned asset return records reconciled against the asset inventory
- Annex A organizational controlRecords of information transferred from and securely wiped on personally owned or purchased devices
- Annex A organizational controlKnowledge transfer or handover documentation for departing staff holding operationally important knowledge
Where this requirement comes from
This is our own statement of ISO 27001:2022 5.11, read from the copy we hold (licensed complete copy) and stated in our words, not the standard verbatim. The framework as we hold it.
Common gaps an assessor flags
- Asset return is not reconciled against what was issued, so missing items go unnoticed
- BYOD devices of leavers still hold organizational data
- Nothing prevents bulk downloads by staff under notice
- Contractors and third-party staff are excluded from the return process
How it maps to SOC 2
No reviewed link is held for this control.
A link is a topical overlap with a confidence and a reason. It does not establish that meeting one requirement satisfies the other, and it is not certification.