Your input is needed to help shape our future

The next 10 years

Lorraine Turner Business Development Director

The Future

What will influence what we do and how we work?

• Government relationship, BEIS MoU

• BREXIT

• EC Regulation 765/08

• EA 2025 Strategy

• Revision of ISO/IEC 17011

• New and revised standards used for accreditation

• Technology

• Stakeholder and market needs

Where can UKAS influence?

• Government relationship, BEIS MoU

• BREXIT

• EC Regulation 765/08

• EA 2025 Strategy

• Revision of ISO/IEC 17011

• New and revised standards used for accreditation

• Technology

• Stakeholder and market needs

What might change?

• Governance arrangements

• Our structure

• Relationship/support from government

• The assessment process

• The way we communicate

• Scope of activities

BREXIT

EU Recognition

UKAS appointed as National Accreditation Body under EU Regulation

765/2008

Accredited conformity assessment referenced as a requirement in EU

Regulations and Directives eg:

• Certification of organic food and farming

• Forensic services eg fingerprinting and DNA testing

• ‘Notified bodies’ required for testing and certification under a wide

range of product regulations eg toys, lifts, machinery, pressure

equipment

International recognition

Accredited conformity assessment referenced in WTO TBT Agreement

and bilateral trade agreements

Multilateral agreements established between economies to recognise

accredited results and facilitate trade

UKAS is a member of:

UK withdrawal from EU

Post Brexit, it is vitally important that UK businesses can continue to benefit from UKAS accredited conformity assessment by:

• Continued recognition of UKAS as the national accreditation body

• Continued UKAS membership of EA, ILAC and IAF

• Access to notified bodies or other mutually recognised bodies for EU regulated products

What will the world look 10 years time

• $1000 Brain

• Trillion sensor economy – the internet of everything

• Situation of ‘perfect knowledge’

• 8 Billion hyper connected people

• ‘Disruption’ of Healthcare

• Augmented and virtual reality

• Artificial intelligence

• Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

Developing areas

UKAS Vision

“Everything that should be underpinned by accreditation, is”

Your input is needed to help shape our future

The next 10 years

Lorraine Turner Business Development Director

Questions

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