UK Signs UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement
UKAS welcomes the UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement, which was signed yesterday by the UK Secretary of State for Busines…
International Women’s Day 2023 – Interview with PAC Chair, Caroline Hamilton
To mark International Women‘s Day 2023 UKAS interviewed Caroline Hamilton, Chief Executive at the Safety Assessmen…
UKAS signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Export and International Trade
The ability to trade across borders is vital to the UK’s success. To do so, businesses need to understand the rules-bas…
First accreditation for Forensic Cell Site Analysis granted
UKAS has accredited the first organisation in the UK to undertake Forensic Cell Site Analysis activities to the requireme…
Transition timeframe for UKAS symbols of accreditation
In January 2021, UKAS launched its new national accreditation symbols, designed to better illustrate the diversity of wha…
Developing new areas of accreditation in 2022
The development team received a significant number of enquiries from a range of stakeholders in 2021/2022, notably regard…
Consolidation of Forensic Conformity Assessment Bodies into Forensic section
In order to meet increased demand following the introduction of the statutory code, all forensic work previously managed …
DLUHC confirms GB recognition of CE marked construction products until mid-2025
Following on from the November announcement made by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) th…
Publication of ISO 15189:2022
ISO 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories – Requirements for quality and competence has now been published. ILAC has agreed a…
DCMS guest blog – building trust in digital identities
My team in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is working to enable the use of trusted digital id…