ISO/IEC 42001 · Templates & Downloads
The ISO 42001
AIMS Template Pack
The documents that turn ISO 42001 from a standard into a working program — AI inventory, policy, risk and impact assessments, Statement of Applicability, and more. Tailored to your systems, plus free related-framework downloads you can grab now.
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · AI Management System · Last reviewed June 2026
The Pack
Eight artifacts, one AIMS
These eight documents are most of the documented information ISO 42001 asks for. We provide them tailored to your AI inventory as part of a consultation — because a template only becomes useful, and audit-ready, once it reflects your actual systems and risk criteria.
AI system inventory / use-case register
Every AI system with its intended purpose, owner, data sources, and risk classification — the foundation of the AIMS.
AI policy
A leadership-signed AI policy aligned to Annex A.2 and your other organizational policies.
AI risk assessment register
A structured register across the AI-specific risk categories, with likelihood, impact, treatment, and owner.
AI system impact assessment (A.5)
A template for assessing impacts on individuals, groups, and society — the artifact auditors probe hardest.
Statement of Applicability
A pre-built SoA covering all 38 Annex A controls, ready to mark applicability and justification.
AI supplier & foundation-model assessment
A questionnaire for evaluating third-party and foundation-model risk under Annex A.10.
Internal audit checklist
A clause-by-clause and control-by-control checklist for the mandatory internal audit.
Management review pack
An agenda and minutes template covering the inputs ISO 42001 requires at management review.
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Related-framework resources
These integrate naturally with an AIMS and are available to download today — no form required. ISO 27001 is the ISMS your AI governance extends; DPDP and SOC 2 cover the data and trust obligations that travel alongside AI.
ISO 27001 Readiness Checklist
The ISMS that integrates with your AIMS — a readiness checklist for ISO 27001.
PDF · DownloadDPDP Act Compliance Template
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act — a practical compliance starter, relevant to AI data governance.
PDF · DownloadSOC 2 Readiness Assessment
A self-assessment for SOC 2 readiness — often run alongside AI governance for SaaS providers.
PDF · DownloadSOC 2 Complete Guide
A complete guide to SOC 2 Type I and Type II for service organizations.
PDF · DownloadLooking for the AI-specific templates? They are part of the AIMS pack above. Learn the methodology behind them in the risk & impact assessment guide and the Annex A controls catalog.
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AI Governance & AIMS
How an AI Management System is structured under ISO 42001 — policy, accountability, and principles.
AI Risk & Impact Assessment
Annex A.5 methodology for AI risk and system impact assessments, with a register structure.
Annex A Controls Catalog
All 38 Annex A controls across the nine objectives (A.2–A.10), with what each one governs.
Certification Process
Stage 1, Stage 2, and surveillance — the two-stage audit path and how to prepare for it.
EU AI Act Mapping
How ISO 42001 controls map onto EU AI Act obligations — and what certification does and does not prove.
Frequently Asked Questions
Honest answers about what's free, what's tailored, and why.
What templates do you need for ISO 42001?
The core set is: an AI system inventory or use-case register; an AI policy; an AI risk assessment register; an AI system impact assessment template (Annex A.5); a Statement of Applicability covering the 38 Annex A controls; a third-party and foundation-model assessment; an internal audit checklist; and a management review pack. Together these are most of the documented information ISO 42001 expects. The inventory comes first — every other template references it.
Are the ISO 42001 templates free to download?
Our related-framework resources — the ISO 27001 readiness checklist, the DPDP Act compliance template, and the SOC 2 assessments — are free to download from this page right now. The full ISO 42001 AIMS template pack is provided as part of a consultation or engagement rather than as a blind download, because the templates only deliver value once they are tailored to your actual AI systems, data, and risk criteria. Request the pack and we will scope it to your environment.
Why isn't the full AI template pack a direct download?
A generic AI policy or empty risk register downloaded cold tends to sit unused. ISO 42001 is risk- and impact-driven: the Statement of Applicability, the controls you implement, and the assessments you run all depend on your specific AI inventory and context. We provide the pack alongside a short scoping conversation so it arrives pre-aligned to your systems — which is also what makes it audit-ready rather than shelfware.
Can I reuse my ISO 27001 documentation for ISO 42001?
Substantially, yes. Because both standards share the Annex SL structure, your ISO 27001 scope, context analysis, leadership commitments, internal-audit machinery, and management-review cadence extend to the AIMS with AI-specific additions. That is why the ISO 27001 readiness checklist on this page is a useful companion: organizations with a mature ISMS typically cut ISO 42001 implementation and audit effort by reusing what they already run.
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ISO 42001 Knowledge Hub
AIMS controls, EU AI Act mapping, risk assessment and guides.
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The 39 AI-specific controls grouped by domain, mapped to clauses.
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How an AI Management System is structured — policy, accountability, principles.
Read moreISO 42001 Certification Guide
From gap analysis to Stage 2 audit — the path to an AIMS certificate.
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Risk identification, impact analysis and treatment for AI systems.
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