An independent accreditation body established to operate the accreditation structure and promote quality through its own Memorandum of Association and Rules & Regulations.
The United Kingdom Accreditation Board is an independent accreditation body established to operate the accreditation structure and promote quality through its own Memorandum of Association and Rules & Regulations.
Accreditation facilitates international reputation by establishing equivalence and global acceptance of certification, inspection, and testing undertaken by conformity assessment bodies across quality, environment, food safety, and beyond.
UKAB aims at promoting quality by enabling manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services to apply quality standards and tools — simultaneously empowering consumers to demand quality across manufacturing, health, education, and public service.
Upholding ethical standards across every accreditation action.
Facilitating seamless cross-border trade through recognised certification.
Building strategic partnerships with global conformity assessment bodies.
Establishing equivalence recognised by international communities.
To provide reliable Standardization and Accreditation services that advance environmental, social, and economic well-being.
To promote the advancement of SQAM — Standardization, Quality, Accreditation, and Metrology — which safeguards the interests of global business and consumer communities.
We believe in adopting responsible business practices that create positive change in society — contributing to the community in which we operate in a meaningful and positive way.
Our vision is to implement a corporate responsibility programme that is sustainable in the long term and has a lasting positive impact on our firm and the wider community.
The policy of UK AKKREDITERING BUREAU Limited has the objective of growing the satisfaction of all parties, directly or indirectly, in accreditation actions.
To be similarly accessible to all certification body candidates who wish to be accredited to the criteria of the Board within its possibility and ability, within the geographical limits decided by the Board.
To improve criteria of accreditation in line with global developments and to adopt advancements in the quality of certification procedures with the support of certification bodies.
To be impartial in its decision on criteria and procedure of accreditation — free from undue influence of any stakeholder.
To search for mutual acknowledgement of accreditation schemes globally, promoting cross-border recognition and equivalence.
To be independent of any undue influence of any stakeholder and to conduct its business with full professional integrity.
UKAB operates in accordance with the requirements, criteria, rules, and regulations laid down in internationally recognised documents.
The Board of Directors holds overall authority for policies and procedures. Authority is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer for day-to-day implementation.
Six foundational principles that govern every decision, every evaluation, and every relationship UKAB holds with its stakeholders.
Entire audit activities operate with maximum adherence to ethics and professional duties, following shared and well-established processes to reduce uncertainty in standard interpretations.
All stakeholders reflect a balanced representation of economic, scientific, technical, social, and institutional subjects with direct or indirect interest in accreditation and certification activities.
UKAB's rules conform to applicable international standards and guides, under continuous review via mechanisms based on agreement, with working groups open to all interested parties.
Accreditation is approved with the assurance that the conformity assessment process is entirely free of undue effect. The independence of every audit team member is carefully verified.
UKAB's technical officers and evaluators receive continuous professional training and development to guarantee a high level of performance and maintain their qualifications at all times.
UKAB is actively involved in developing new accreditation schemes and drawing up guidelines for the consistent evaluation of reference standards to meet diverse global socio-economic demands.
UKAB operates under internationally recognised standards, governed by a structured board and independent committees ensuring impartial decision-making.
The Board of Directors holds overall authority and responsibility for policies and procedures. The board delegates to the CEO the responsibility to implement UKAB's policies and day-to-day procedures.
Make decisions concerning the granting and continuation of accreditation.
Represents broad stakeholder interests; reviews and adjudicates on possible conflicts of interest.
The authority vested in UKAB is that assigned to them by the Conformity Assessment Bodies and other organisations they accredit and recognise — by virtue of these applicant and accredited bodies pledging support for the mission and objectives of UKAB and ensuring that their actions accord with that policy. UKAB is an independent, impartial and non-governmental body and makes no claim to be connected with any government.
Join the growing community of organisations that trust UKAB to certify their commitment to global quality standards.