Year: 2020

On the 16th October 2020 the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) issued a statement to clarify the recognition of accredited certification within the European Union (EU) from 2021. 16 October, 2020 UKAS has become aware […]

Will remote auditing continue beyond the Covid-19 pandemic? Looks like it might be here to stay. The traditional and somewhat mandatory approach to on-site auditing for management system certification seems to have been put to the […]

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the IAF has announced migration/transition extensions to for the following management system standards: ISO 45001: 2018 – extended to 30 September 2021 ISO 22000: 2018 – extended to […]

It is confirmed that UKAS will remain as an EA member until at least January 2022, UKAS confirmed on 14th May 2020.

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became part of UK law from 25 May 2018.  The Regulation contains provisions and requirements pertaining to the processing of personal data. Articles 42 and 43 of the […]

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has released a bulletin which sets out its policy about how accredited certification is being managed over the coming months as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak – see […]

Today’s meeting congratulated the efforts and commitment demonstrated by the outgoing chair of the FCB Alan Gower (BM Trada) who has effectively steered the membership for many years. Today at his final meeting he handed […]

Great news! The Federation of Certification Bodies has launched its website. For enquiries and membership interest by interested parties this will be to go-to place to read about the federation, membership rules and latest updates […]