There is a common misconception in the United Kingdom that certifications to ISO standards (in particular ISO 9001) can only be issued by UKAS-accredited certification companies. This is not correct, and clarification can even be found on the UKAS website explaining this fact.
While UKAS is this country’s national accreditation body, their level of accreditation and oversight may not be the best fit for British companies looking to get certified to an ISO standard. In our experience, using a UKAS-accredited certification body is often more expensive than the independent accredited certification process we offer here at ISO Accelerator.
Our service is a great fit for small and medium-sized businesses looking for independent certification to an ISO standard. If this were not the case, then we wouldn’t have hundreds of satisfied repeat customers - and dozens upon dozens of glowing reviews!
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Short answer: nobody is required to be ISO 27001 certified, but this standard can be extremely useful if your organisation is looking to protect against cyberattacks and reassure customers that their private information is in safe hands.
ISO/IEC 27001 – commonly shortened to ISO 27001 – is the global standard for information security management systems. Organisations of all sizes and across all sectors can obtain ISO 27001 certification by implementing a compliant information security management system (ISMS) and verifying it through an accredited certification body.
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On 23rd February 2024, ISO published a pair of 'Climate Action Amendments' for their Management Systems Standards (MSS).
These amendments affect a number of existing standards, and they will also be present in all new standards that are currently in development or under revision.
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Short answer: no, ISO 9001 does not cover health and safety. The ISO standard for occupational health and safety is ISO 45001.
ISO 9001 is the international standard for quality management systems. It has nothing to do with health and safety, which has its own ISO standard (ISO 45001).
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