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UKAS CertCheck – After the launch

In June 2022, UKAS launched its online database of accredited management system certifications. UKAS CertCheck is a free-to-use and publicly accessible tool, allowing users to quickly search and verify the validity of claims of UKAS accredited certification. Commonly searched standards include: ISO 9001 (Quality Management) ISO 14000 (Environmental Management) ISO 45001 (Health and Safety Management) […]

UK accreditation post EU-exit

The Government has confirmed UKAS' role as the National Accreditation Body (NAB) following our exit from the EU. Find out more about accreditation regulations, the MOU between BEIS and UKAS, government policy, our membership of EA, the UKCA & CE UKNI marking, and EU-UK trade agreements.

eLearning update from the UKAS Training Academy

The UKAS Training Academy launched its eLearning offering at the end of June 2022 with a starting portfolio of eight courses. These courses cover a number of key topics across several technical sectors, including medical laboratories, metrology, product certification (UKCA) and Quality Management Systems (QMS). Since the launch, the Academy has supplemented this portfolio with […]

The UKAS Annual Report 2022 has been published

UKAS is proud to have published its Annual Report for the financial year 2021/2022. Building on last year’s new format, the Annual Report contains a range of articles that reflect on UKAS’s activities and demonstrate the value accreditation brings to many areas of society. All articles share a common theme of technical rigour, individually examining […]

5 January 2023

Transition timeframe for UKAS symbols of accreditation

In January 2021, UKAS launched its new national accreditation symbols, designed to better illustrate the diversity of wha…

4 January 2023

Developing new areas of accreditation in 2022

The development team received a significant number of enquiries from a range of stakeholders in 2021/2022, notably regard…

20 December 2022

Consolidation of Forensic Conformity Assessment Bodies into Forensic section

In order to meet increased demand following the introduction of the statutory code, all forensic work previously managed …

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