Independent & Impartial

Our Approach to Accreditation & Impartiality

International Assessment Bureau is an independent certification body based in the UK. Impartiality sits at the centre of how we work: certification decisions are made by competent assessment teams who are kept separate from our sales and marketing functions, so that no certificate is issued without the relevant standard's requirements being genuinely met.

UK-based certification body
Assessment kept separate from sales & marketing
Clear disclosure of our accreditation status
Our Approach

How We Protect Impartiality

Independent decisions: certification decisions are made by competent, impartial assessment teams.
Separation from sales: assessment teams are kept separate from our sales and marketing functions.
Genuine conformity: no certificate is issued without the relevant standard's requirements being genuinely met.
Open about our status: we disclose our current accreditation status clearly, rather than leaving it to assumption.
Important

Accreditation Status

Please Read Before Applying

We currently certify independently of national accreditation schemes, so our certificates do not carry a national accreditation body mark. A certificate issued on this basis still reflects a full, independent audit against the relevant standard, but if your customer, regulator or tender process specifically requires a nationally accredited certificate, please check their requirements before applying. We are happy to discuss our audit process and scope of certification with you – please see our Impartiality Policy and Management System Process pages for more detail, or contact us directly.

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Related Pages

Impartiality Policy

Read our full policy on how we safeguard impartiality throughout the certification process.

Management System Process

See how we assess management systems against the requirements of each standard.

Talk to Our Team

Have a question about our accreditation status or audit process? Get in touch directly.

Have a Question About Our Accreditation Status?

We're happy to discuss our audit process and scope of certification with you.