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Below is a summary of recent activity, a the list of organisations with scopes which are currently suspended or withdrawn can be found here.
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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: 4 organisations (2 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)
