In the last couple of years, a number of new ISO management system standards have been published. To date, UKAS has received a few enquiries for accreditation to underpin the related certification activities.
As they are new standards UKAS would need to undertake a development project to confirm the applicability of the standard and also to establish a robust and proportionate assessment approach. UKAS is reviewing its current development projects and wants to gauge the level of interest there may be from bodies who want to certify organizations against:
ISO 37301:2021 Compliance Management Systems — Requirements with guidance for use
From this announcement, UKAS will determine the demand and priority for developing accreditation in this area. Therefore, please could they provide feedback to UKAS (developmentenquiries@ukas.com) by the 28th of February 2022. It would also be helpful in the planning if they could provide the following information:
- The number of clients/estimated number of clients they have for (each of) this standard?
- The geographical location(s) where accredited certificates will be issued (solely UK, Solely Europe, Office outside of Europe)?
- The number of non-accredited certificates issued for the standard and into which countries?
- The date by which they envisage their clients being ready for (a) A Stage 1 audit. (b) A Stage 2 audit
- Details of how they scope the certifications and please provide some example certificates. This will assist in the development and implementation of accreditation in this potential new area.
Please note that if a development project is established a pilot program will be required whereby there would be a development fee associated with participation in addition to the normal assessment fees.