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14 October 2021

World Standards Day – Meeting the standards of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals.  The SDGs aim to a…

11 October 2021

Important new report from Red Tractor/YouGov highlights trust and confidence in the UK food sector

A new YouGov report commissioned by Red Tractor highlights the trust and confidence UK consumers place in the UK’s …

4 October 2021

Two SSIP Registered Members are Accredited to ISO 17020:2012

UKAS is pleased to announce the accreditation of the following SSIP Registered Members as inspection bodies under ISO 170…

1 October 2021

UKAS proud to support Chief Scientific Officer’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme 2021

This year UKAS is delighted to be able to continue to support the Chief Scientific Officer’s (CSO) Knowledge Transf…

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 UKAS…

12 August 2021

UKAS EA Peer Evaluation 2021 – Successful Outcome

Holding accreditation provides many benefits to a wide range of organisations. In addition to demonstrating technical com…

11 August 2021

Transition of Accreditation to Asbestos: The Analysts’ Guide, 2nd Edition

UKAS Transition Strategy for Evaluation and Recognition of HSG248 ‘Asbestos: The Analysts’ Guide’ Download the Test…

10 August 2021

Update of GEN 5 for the appointment of Approved Bodies under UKCA system

Following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Government introduced the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) regime as par…

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