Self Audit Definition:
A process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.
It is conducted by the organization's employees to confirm the effectiveness of the portion of the management system and to identify potential gaps versus audit criteria.
Self audits can form the basis for a department's self-declaration of conformity. In self auditing, independence can be demonstrated by the freedom from responsibility for the activity being audited or freedom from bias and conflict of interest.