Witness Audit Requirements

Witness audits are conducted by UKIAF as a means of verifying that the CB is satisfactorily implementing its procedures. Witness audits are required for initial accreditation, and normally at the second annual surveillance activity (S2) and at the reassessment (RA) which normally occurs in the fourth year following the assessment. UKIAF may also require witness audits for scope extensions and for CBs with many fixed office locations. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Initial accreditation or scope extensions can be conditional upon the successful scheduling of one witness audit within 6 months from the date of the granting of accreditation. If the witness audit is not scheduled within the 6 months’ timeframe then the accreditation or scope extension will be withdrawn.