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It was a pleasure to chair the face-to-face Technical Advisory Committee meeting held at the CQI headquarters in London. A fantastic opportunity to engage with key stakeholders from across UK industry sectors—sharing challenging feedback, strategic […]

The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) are merging to form the Global Accreditation Cooperation (GLOBAC), a single international accreditation organization:  PurposeThe merger will simplify and strengthen global accreditation processes. It […]

Having recently been appointed as Chair, I had the pleasure of leading UKAS’s recent Management System Certification Technical Advisory Committee (MSCTAC), held earlier this month. The committee’s core objective, attended and influenced by industry UK […]

We are delighted to welcome Approachable Certification as a member of the Federation of Certification Bodies.

The IAF has published a revised MD11:2023 setting out the requirements for accredited certification bodies when auditing integrated management systems. Link: https://iaf.nu/iaf_system/uploads/documents/IAF_MD_11_Issue_3_12092023.pdf

The Department for Business and Trade has today announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for businesses. See full publication: UK Government announces extension of CE mark recognition for businesses – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

As Chair of the Federation of Certification Bodies, it was great to attend the UKAS Management System Technical Advisory Committee meeting today with colleagues from a wide range of sectors, all of whom have a […]

We join the nation and the wider world in marking the coronation of His Majesty The King and we offer our good wishes to the Royal Family at this important moment. King Charles III’s decades-long […]

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 […]