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Memorandum of understanding between BEIS and UKAS

The relationship between the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS).

From:
Office for Product Safety and Standards and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
17 June 2013
Last updated
5 February 2021 — See all updates

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Memorandum of understanding between BEIS and UKAS

PDF, 209KB, 9 pages

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Memorandum of understanding explaining how BEIS and UKAS will work together to maintain and promote a strong national accreditation service in the UK.

It also establishes the terms under which UKAS may operate in the private sector.

Published 17 June 2013
Last updated 5 February 2021 + show all updates

  1. Revised memorandum of understanding published.

  2. Appendix 2 updated: accreditation of imaging services to the QSI standard (previously known as the ISAS standard) and reference to ISO Guide 34 removed as the transition is complete.

  3. This update of the UKAS and BEIS MoU reflects the changes of the lead signatories and the change of BEIS internal directorate with lead policy responsibility for accreditation, to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).

  4. Updated memorandum of understanding.

  5. Updated memorandum of understanding.

  6. First published.

  7. Updated version of the memorandum of understanding published.

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