ISO 27001:2022 · Organizational controls
ISO 27001:2022 5.31: Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements
ISO 27001:2022 5.31 covers Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements. The held text names 5 evidence records for it, the first being Statement of Applicability entry for control A.5.31, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it.... The common gap an assessor flags is The register lists laws but not how the organization meets each one or who....
The organization is to identify, record and keep current every requirement bearing on information security, whether it comes from law, statute, regulation or contract, together with how it intends to meet each one. Purpose (stated in ISO/IEC 27002:2022): keeps the organization compliant with the laws, regulations and contracts that concern information security. 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 5.31.
What evidence supports 5.31?
- Annex A organizational controlStatement of Applicability entry for control A.5.31, showing inclusion or justified exclusion, implementation status and the risks it treats
- Annex A organizational controlA register of applicable laws, regulations and contractual obligations for information security, with the countries covered, the approach to meeting each and a named responsible owner
- Annex A organizational controlRecords of periodic review of the register and of new or changed legislation identified
- Annex A organizational controlEvidence that the register informed policies, control design, classification, risk assessment and supplier requirements
- Annex A organizational controlAn assessment of cryptography import, export, usage and lawful access rules for each relevant jurisdiction, with legal advice where encryption crosses borders
Where this requirement comes from
This is our own statement of ISO 27001:2022 5.31, 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
- The register lists laws but not how the organization meets each one or who is responsible
- Obligations in client contracts and insurance policies are not captured
- Foreign jurisdictions reached through cloud hosting or data transfer are overlooked
- Cryptography export or usage restrictions are not considered when deploying encryption internationally
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.