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Our accreditations

Transparent and credible governance of certification bodies through the accreditation process is fundamentally important to the value of independent assessment and certification.

Management systems

Accreditation is central to stakeholder confidence, ensuring assessor competence and maintaining  the impartiality of the decision-making process. Accredited certification of management systems to recognized national or international standards provides organizations with a credible means of managing risk, improving efficiency and fostering continual improvement and greater competitiveness.

We are recognized by nearly 30 accreditation bodies:

Our accreditations in EMEA.
Accreditation body Country Accreditation Type
ACCREDIA (formerly Sincert)  Italy QMS, EMAS, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001
COFRAC  France ISO 9001 & AQAP 2110, QMS, Cofrac accreditation No 4-0003, Management Systems Certification, Scope available on www.cofrac.fr/en
IFS Broker & IFS Logistics, IFS Food, Décret 2019 565 (RNQ/QUALIOPI), Cofrac accreditation No 5-0069, Products and Services Certification, Scope available on www.cofrac.fr/en
EN 9100 & EN 9120, Aerospace, Cofrac accreditation No 4-0570, Management Systems Certification, Scope available on www.cofrac.fr/en
EIAC  Dubai QMS, EMS, FSMS, OHSAS, ISMS, HACCP
EFR - Fundación MasFamilia  Spain EFR 1000 - 1
ENAC  Spain QMS, EMAS, EN9100, EU ETS, PUERTOS DEL ESTADO/ ANFAC
RvA  Netherlands (C010) QMS, EMS, VCA/VCU, HKZ, NEN-EN 15224, EFISC, FAMI QS, Riskplaza, IVG (PED), NEN7510
UKAS  UK QMS, ISO 13485, EMS, FSMS, ISMS, Product conformity certification, SMS, BCM, GHG verification, SCSMS, ITSMS, AMS, EnMS, BRC, AS9100, AS9110, AS9120, 44001, CMS, National Highway sector scheme (UK), End of Waste, ILO Crew Manning, ISO 22000, ISO 27701, SSIP (UK only), ISO 19443
Our accreditations in Asia-Pacific
Accreditation body Country Accreditation Type
CNAS (formerly CNAB) P.R. China QMS, EMS, FSMS, HACCP
HKCAS Hong Kong QMS, EMS, OH&S
JAS-ANZ Australia/New Zealand QMS, EMS, National Safety Scheme, ISMS, OH&S
KAB Korea QMS, AS9100, ISO 37001, KS Q 9100, ISO 37301
Standards Malaysia Malaysia QMS, EMS, HACCP
TAF Taiwan QMS, ISO 14064, OH&S
ACFS Thailand GMP / HACCP
KAN Indonesia QMS, ISO 37001
Our accreditations in the Americas
Accreditation body Country Accreditation Type
ANAB USA QMS, EMS, Aerospace, RC/RCMS, SQF, GHG
Our international accreditations
Accreditation body Country Accreditation Type
SMMT International IATF 16949:2016

Please note: LRQA is now trading as LRQA. Our accreditations are granted by accreditation bodies with defined sector and geographic scopes. If you would like more information about these, you can request detailed scopes of accreditation from your nearest LRQA office to confirm the accreditations available to you.

Independent and impartial

The markets served by LRQA value our services for their integrity. Critical to this is the need to recognize any potential conflicts of interest in the services provided and to take action to ensure these do not adversely impact on the impartiality, independence and objectivity of our actions.

We maintain our independence and impartiality by pro-actively managing conflicts of interest across all LRQA businesses including those which may exist between consultancy and third-party certification services.  We will not offer consultancy services for any management system that is in the process of or has completed accredited third-party certification with LRQA. Further, if we are already providing consultancy services relating to a management system, we will not offer any accredited third-party assessment services.

 Refusal of certification

If at the quoting and contracting stage, or during the process of certification LRQA is unable to grant certification, the reason for this decision will be communicated to your organization.