Sanctions
ISO/IEC 17011 states that Accreditation Bodies are required to have procedures for suspension, withdrawal or reduction of the accreditation scope (collectively referred to as ‘Sanctions’).
Below is a summary of recent activity. Lists of organisations with scopes which are currently suspended (imposed or voluntary), and those organisations with their scopes of accreditation withdrawn or resigned during the past 12 months, can be found here.
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For the period July - September 2025
- Imposed total suspensions: 1 organisation (1 medical laboratory)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 2 organisations (1 physiological services, 1 testing laboratory)
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For the period April - June 2025
- Imposed total suspensions: 7 organisations (3 testing laboratories, 1 calibration laboratory, 2 inspection bodies, and 1 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 2 organisations (1 testing laboratory, and 1 inspection body)
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For the period January - March 2025
- Imposed total suspensions: 8 organisations (2 testing laboratories, 3 medical laboratories, 2 inspection bodies, and 1 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 8 organisations (3 testing laboratories, 3 inspection bodies, 1 certification body, and 1 physiological services)
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For the period October - December 2024
- Imposed total suspensions: 7 organisations (4 testing laboratories, and 3 medical laboratories)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 3 organisations (2 testing laboratories, and 1 inspection body)
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For the period July - September 2024
- Imposed total suspensions: 5 organisation (2 testing laboratories, 2 medical laboratories, and 1 inspection body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 5 organisations (1 calibration laboratory, 1 inspection body, and 3 certification bodies)
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For the period April - June 2024
- Imposed total suspensions: 5 organisations (2 testing laboratories, 1 calibration laboratory, 1 medical laboratory, and 1 inspection body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 6 organisations (2 testing laboratories, 2 inspection bodies, and 2 calibration laboratories)
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For the period January - March 2024
- Imposed total suspensions: 12 organisations (1 inspection body, 4 physiological services, 3 medical laboratories, and 3 calibration laboratories)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 0 organisations
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For the period October - December 2023
- Imposed total suspensions: 9 organisations (3 medical laboratories, 2 testing laboratories, 1 inspection body, and 3 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 2 organisations (1 testing laboratory, and 1 inspection body)
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For the period July - September 2023
- Imposed total suspensions: 4 organisations (2 medical laboratories, 1 calibration laboratory, and 1 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 1 organisation (1 certification body)
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For the period April - June 2023
- Imposed total suspensions: 7 organisations (4 medical laboratories, 2 testing laboratories, and 1 calibration laboratory)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 9 organisations (2 medical laboratories, 2 testing laboratories, 4 inspection bodies, and 1 certification body)
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For the period January - March 2023
- Imposed total suspensions: 16 organisations (11 medical laboratories, 1 testing laboratory, 1 calibration laboratory, 1 inspection body, 1 physiological services, and 1 certification body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 4 organsations (1 testing laboratory, 1 medical laboratory, and 2 inspection bodies)
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For the period October - December 2022
- Imposed total suspensions: 6 organisations (1 testing laboratory, 1 medical laboratory, 1 inspection body, 2 physiological services, and 1 imaging services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 5 organisations (3 testing laboratories, and 2 inspection bodies)
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For the period July - September 2022
- Imposed total suspensions: 16 organisations (6 testing laboratories, 1 calibration laboratory, and 9 medical laboratories)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 3 organisations (1 testing laboratory, and 2 inspection bodies)
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For the period April - June 2022
- Imposed total suspensions: 7 organisations (1 testing laboratory, 1 calibration laboratory, 2 medical laboratories, 2 inspection bodies, and 1 verification body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 4 organisations (2 inspection bodies, 1 certification body, and 1 medical laboratory)
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For the period January - March 2022
- Imposed total suspensions: 10 organisations (4 testing laboratories, 2 inspection bodies, 3 physiological services, and 1 certification body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 0 organisations
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For the period October - December 2021
- Imposed total suspensions: 1 organisation (1 medical laboratory)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 1 organisation (1 physiological services)
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For the period July - September 2021
- Imposed total suspensions: 5 organisations (2 testing laboratories, 1 inspection body, and 2 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 0 organisations
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For the period April to June 2021
- Imposed total suspensions: 3 organisations (2 testing laboratories, and 1 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 1 organisation (1 physiological services)
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For the period January to March 2021
- Imposed total suspensions: 4 organisations (1 calibration laboratory, 2 medical laboratories, and 1 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 5 organisations (1 testing laboratory, 1 calibration laboratory, 1 medical laboratory, and 2 physiological services)
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For the period October to December 2020
- Imposed total suspensions: 2 organisations (1 physiological services, and 1 certification body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 4 organisations (3 testing laboratories, and 1 calibration laboratory)
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For the period July to September 2020
- Imposed total suspensions: 5 organisations (2 testing laboratories, 1 medical laboratory, and 2 physiological services)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 1 organisation (1 testing laboratory)
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For the period April to June 2020
- Imposed total suspensions: 4 organisations (2 testing laboratories, 1 calibration laboratory, and 1 certification body)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 1 organisation (1 inspection body)
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For the period January to March 2020
- Imposed total suspensions: 4 organisations (1 testing laboratory, 1 inspection body, and 2 medical laboratories)
- Imposed total withdrawals: 1 organisation (1 medical laboratory)
