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UKAS is the National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom. We are appointed by government, to assess and accredit organisations that provide services including certification, testing, inspection and calibration.

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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.

Coronavirus

We are fully committed to supporting our customers during the Coronavirus pandemic. UKAS has implemented remote assessments and virtual training to continue online support and guidance can be found in the following section. We have also worked closely with government on accreditation for COVID-19 testing, further information and useful links are provided.

Government Announces Minimum Standards for COVID-19 Testing

Since the beginning of the pandemic, UKAS has been working with government to provide advice on quality assurance and accreditation of laboratories performing COVID-19 testing. To date, UKAS has received over 80 applications/extensions to scope requests and has accredited nearly 30 public and private sector laboratories. As demand for testing and the number of private […]

Becoming an Approved Body for UKCA marking

Effective from 1st January 2021, the UK government implemented its own Conformity Assessed (UKCA) Marking scheme for products to be placed on the GB (England, Scotland & Wales) market.

24 August 2021

Government announces extension to acceptance of CE Mark for products placed on GB market

Today the Government has announced an extension to the date ending recognition of the CE Mark in Great Britain. CE Marked…

23 August 2021

UKAS becomes Associate Member of TIC Council

UKAS is delighted to report that it has been accepted as an Associate Member of the TIC Council. The TIC Council brings t…

20 August 2021

Raising the bar of data protection in children’s privacy, age assurance and asset disposal

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has approved the first UK GDPR certification scheme criteria. Recently UK…

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