Publications
Validation and Verification accreditation
Accreditation requirements
UKAS Publications
| CIS 18 | Capacity Market - Accredited verification of fossil fuel emissions declarations (Edition 2, April 2025) |
| TPS 65 | UKAS policy on issuance of accredited and non-accredited certificates by accredited Certification and Validation & Verification Bodies (Edition 4, April 2025) |
Relevant EA Publications
| EA-6/03 M: 2022 | EA document for accreditation of Verification Bodies for the purpose of EU ETS Directive (14 June 2022, rev05) |
Relevant Global ACI Publications
| TECH-3-005 (M) | IAF Mandatory Document for the Application of ISO 14065:2020 (replaces and equivalent to IAF MD 6:2024) |
Other Global ACI documents relevant to Certification and Validation/Verification
| TECH-3-003 (M) | Mandatory Document for the Use of Information and Communication Technology for Conformity Assessment Purposes (replaces and equivalent to IAF MD 4:2025) |
| IAF MD 7: 2023 | Harmonization of Sanctions and Dealing with Fraudulent Behaviour - will be replaced by Global ACI-TECH-3-025 (M) |
| TECH-3-009 (M) | Accreditation Assessment of Conformity Assessment Bodies with Activities in Multiple Countries (relaces and equivalent to IAF MD 12:2023) |
| TECH-3-019 (M) | Criteria for Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes (replaces and equivalent to IAF MD 25:2023) |
For all available EA and Global ACI publications please see the publications pages of their websites.
Guidance in interpreting the standard has been published under international agreements and adopted by UKAS. UKAS has also published or adopted other publications concerned with specialised aspects of validation and verification. Even if a publication is applicable to only part of a Verification and Validation Body’s activities, compliance with the requirements in the publication is still mandatory. Verification and Validation Bodies (including applicant organisations) and assessors/auditors must read the UKAS Publications List (M4), which can be accessed via the publications home page, to check for publications with which they have to comply.
