Scope of ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 integrated management system

Please note that neither ISO 9001 nor ISO 27001 prescribe how to elaborate documents, so organizations are free to create them as best fit their needs.

Considering that, both approaches (separate documents or integrated into your manual) are acceptable by these standards.

Decision criteria you may use is the effort to keeping separate documents versus the size and complexity of a single manual.

This article will provide you a further explanation about elaborating documents:

• 8 criteria to decide which ISO 27001 policies and procedures to write https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2014/07/28/8-criteria-to-decide-which-iso-27001-policies-and-procedures-to-write/

This material will also help you regarding document management:

• Managing ISO Documentation: A Plain English Guide https://advisera.com/books/managing-iso-documentation-plain-english-guide/