Scope Management

The UKIAF accredited scopes6 for CBs are published using the International Classification for Standards (ICS) codes7 for each of the different product certification schemes. All accredited CBs shall have a current list of standards to which they offer certification under UKIAF accreditation, and these standards shall be grouped into customer defined technical categories (e.g. ‘plumbing’, ‘hazardous locations’, ‘photovoltaic’, etc.). This list must be in MS Excel or a tab delimited format. CBs must have a documented process in place to update their list of standards.

If an ICS code is defined in the standard itself, that ICS code must be used. If there is no ICS code listed on the standard itself, CBs are expected to use their best professional judgement in determining the ICS code, and document the technical rationale for the decision. Note that these records may be assessed by UKIAF at any time.

If a CB wishes to provide UKIAF accredited certifications using a standard that falls under an ICS code that is already on its published UKIAF scope of accreditation and in the same technical area, the CB may certify to that standard under its UKIAF accreditation without submitting a scope modification application.

If a CB wishes to provide UKIAF accredited certifications using a standard that falls under an ICS code that is not on its published UKIAF scope of accreditation, the CB must submit a scope modification application.

If a CB requires a confirmation from UKIAF that a standard falls under an ICS code on the scope of accreditation (e.g. a letter for a regulator), a scope modification application is required, for which fees are applicable.