Certification Body Accreditation

ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 1: Requirements

• Environmental Management Systems Certification (EMS) to ISO 14001
  ISO/IEC 17021-2:2016 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 2: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of environmental management systems
• Quality Management Systems Certification (QMS) to ISO 9001
  ISO/IEC 17021-3:2017 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 3: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of quality management systems
• * Event Sustainability Management Systems Certification (ESMS) to ISO 20121
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-4:2013 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 4: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of event sustainability management systems
• Asset Management Systems Certification (AMS) to ISO 55001
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-5:2014 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 5: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of asset management systems
• Business Continuity Management Systems Certification (BCM) to ISO 22301
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-6:2014 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 6: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of business continuity management systems
• * Road Traffic Safety Management Systems (RTS) to ISO 39001
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-7:2014 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 7: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of road traffic safety management systems
• * Sustainable Development in Communities Management Systems to ISO 37101
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-8:2019 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 8: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of management systems for sustainable development in communities
• Anti-Bribery Management Systems Certification (ABMS) to ISO 37001
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-9:2016 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 9: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of anti-bribery management systems
• Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Certification (OH&SMS) to BS OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-10:2018 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 10: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of occupational health and safety management systems
• * Facility Management (FM) Management Systems to ISO 41001
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-11:2018 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 11: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of facility management (FM) management systems
• Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems (CBRMS) to ISO 44001
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-12:2020 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 12: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of collaborative business relationship management systems
• * Compliance Management Systems (CMS) to ISO 37301
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-13:2021 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 13: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of compliance management systems
• * Management Systems for Records (MSR) to ISO 30301
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-14:2021 – Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 14: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of management systems for records
• * Healthcare Quality Management Systems Certification (HCQMS) to ISO 7101 or EN 15224
  ISO/IEC TS 17021-15:2023 – Conformity assessment requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems – Part 15: Competence requirements for auditing and certification of management systems for quality in healthcare organisations
• Food Safety Management Systems Certification (FSMS) to ISO 22000 and FAMI-QS
  ISO/TS 22003:2013 – Food safety management systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems
• Information Security Management Systems Certification (ISMS) to ISO/IEC 27001
  ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024 – Information technology, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems

ISO/IEC 27006:2015 – Information technology — Security techniques — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems

(A transition programme is currently underway to replace ISO/IEC 27006:2015 with ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024 by 31st July 2025 – For further details refer to UKAS Technical Bulletin ‘Transition arrangements for ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024’

• Information Technology Service Management System Certification (ITSMS) to ISO/IEC 20000
  ISO/IEC 20000-6:2017 – Information technology — Service management — Part 6: Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of service management systems
• Energy Management Systems Certification (EnMS) to ISO 50001
  ISO 50003:2021 (ISO 50003:2014) – Energy management systems — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of energy management systems
• Nuclear Supply Chain Quality Management Systems Certification (NSC-QMS) to ISO 19443
  ISO/TS 23406:2024 – Nuclear sector — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of quality management systems for organizations supplying products and services important to nuclear safety (ITNS)
• Management System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations to ANSI/ASIS PSC.1 and ISO 18788
• Supply Chain Security Management Systems Certification (SCSMS) to ISO 28000
  
• Medical Devices manufacturers – QMS Certification to ISO 13485
  
• Fire Risk Management Systems Certification (FRMS) to BS 9997 (and PAS 7 – Withdrawn)
  
• Competence Management System Certification – Energy and Utility Skills Group Competence Scheme

* UKAS has not currently accredited any certification bodies for the purposes of certifying these management systems although accreditation schemes may be under development. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

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