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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 […]

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. […]

It was a great pleasure this week to return to the annual United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) Annual Lunch, held at the stunning Royal Institute […]

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

ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024 has been published. The standard sets out the requirements for accredited certification bodies offering accredited certification based on the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001:2022. […]

The Federation of Certification Bodies (FCB) is celebrating its 20th year since its establishment in 2004. The FCB membership continues to grow and this is […]

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 […]

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 […]