Choosing a certification body - Use of ISO 17021
Questions to ask yourself (making an informed decision)
Q: Why do you want to get certified?
If you are proactively seeking certification for business improvement, the first step is a gap analysis with an emphasis on any known issues you are trying to address, a good lead auditor will facilitate this by helping select the most appropriate CB and future proofing the design of your management system; self-certification could also be an option.
Q: Who, if anyone, is asking you to get certified?
What does ISO say - follow this link ISO - Certification
Who's accredited to deliver your conformity assessment
What does UKAS say - follow this link What is UKAS Accreditation?
See also- Validating MS Certificates - How to differentiate the fake from the valid | UKAS
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In Summary
Check if the certification body uses the relevant CASCO standard; in the UK we would use certification bodies (CBs) accredited by UKAS, we can help compare certification bodies against Competitiveness, Offerings /USPs, Performance and Reliability.
ISO Survey results
According to the latest ISO survey, there are 1,077,884 valid ISO 9001 certificates worldwide; in the UK there are 39, 682.
Note: The providers of data are the certification bodies accredited by the International Accreditation Forums, Multilateral Recognition Arrangement members; the survey is not mandatory.
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