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Inspection Readiness Plan

Pre-approval and routine inspection readiness plan template: submission-to-evidence traceability, site readiness assessment, mock-inspection programme, ALCOA+ data-integrity assurance of inspectable records, front-room/back-room logistics, and CAPA for readiness gaps.

What a template is not

A template is a document baseline to adapt inside your own quality system. SPEQ does not approve, validate, or take responsibility for what you issue from it, and using one is not evidence of compliance.

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REGULATIONS MAPPED
21 CFR Part 211ICH Q10ICH Q9(R1)
DOCUMENT TYPE
Plan
LAST UPDATED
August 2026
PURPOSE

A plan for demonstrating the facility and its records to a regulator: tracing every submission commitment to on-site evidence, stress-testing the site with mock inspections, assuring the integrity of inspectable records, and organising the logistics of hosting the inspection. The commitment that resolves to no retrievable record is the gap this plan exists to find, and finding it late is the expensive outcome.

What's Inside

Submission-to-evidence traceability matrix linking each commitment to a named, retrievable supporting record
Site readiness assessment across facilities, documentation and personnel, scored against criteria stated beforehand
Mock-inspection plan with scope, credible personas, time-boxed retrieval drills and a findings log
ALCOA+ data-integrity checks on the records most likely to be requested, paper and electronic
Front-room and back-room roles, document-retrieval workflow and the communication protocol between them
CAPA register for readiness gaps, carrying verification of effectiveness rather than closure alone
Readiness declaration and sign-off naming who accepted the residual risk of proceeding

How to Use It

1Build the traceability matrix from the submission first; every commitment must resolve to a named, retrievable record.
2Score the site readiness assessment honestly — an assessment written to reassure management finds nothing the inspector will not.
3Run mock inspections with credible personas and time the document retrievals; retrieval time is what exposes an unready back room.
4Verify the data integrity of the records most likely to be requested, covering paper and electronic sources alike.
5Close readiness gaps through CAPA with effectiveness verified, because a gap closed on paper reopens under questioning.
6Rehearse the front-room and back-room workflow, then sign the readiness declaration naming what remains open.
DOCUMENT CONTENTS

The full section structure of this template — every section and sub-section, so you can use it as a baseline for your own site document.

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Document InformationApproval SignaturesRevision HistoryDistribution List
1Purpose and Scope
2Submission-to-Evidence Traceability
3Site Inspection-Readiness Assessment
4Mock-Inspection Plan and Findings
5Data-Integrity Assurance of Inspectable Records
6Front-Room / Back-Room Logistics
7CAPA for Readiness Gaps
8Readiness Declaration and Sign-Off
REGULATORY CONTEXT

An inspection tests whether the quality system described in the submission exists in practice. 21 CFR Part 211 and ICH Q10 define what the inspector expects to find operating, ICH Q9(R1) supports risk-ranking which records and areas to ready first, and ALCOA+ expectations apply to every record that may be requested. None of them tells you which commitments are hardest to evidence at your site — that assessment is yours, and the matrix is where it becomes visible. The readiness structure is SPEQ practitioner synthesis.

MAPPED STANDARDS
21 CFR Part 211ICH Q10ICH Q9(R1)
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