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CPA is a UKAS
company
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Background and introduction
Delia Geary, CPA Transition Project Manager
2013 Roadshows
UKAS – who we are
CPA is a UKAS
company
• The national accreditation body
• Established in 1995 by Ministers as a
private company limited by guarantee
• UKAS appointed as national accreditation
body by The Accreditation Regulations
2009
UKAS - mandate
CPA is a UKAS
company
• EU Regulation 765/2008 provides legal
framework for accreditation
• Operates under an MoU with BIS
• Accreditation recognised as a public
authority activity
• Duty to act in the public interest:
commercially aware, but not commercially driven
UKAS – what we do
CPA is a UKAS
company
• Accreditation – the recognition of
competence of organisations to perform
specific tasks
• UKAS assesses for compliance against
criteria of competence (international
standards)
UKAS and CPA
CPA is a UKAS
company
CPA
UKAS
Chief Executive
Technical Director
Business Development Director
UKAS CPA Accreditation
Manager
CPA Regional
Assessors/Assessment
Managers
Finance Director
UKAS CPA Transition
Project Manager
Requirements for MLA/MRA
CPA is a UKAS
company
Compliance with:
– EC Regulation 765/2008
– ISO/IEC 17011: 2004
– European cooperation for Accreditation
requirements EA 2/02: 2011
– International Accreditation Forum and
International Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation requirements IAF/ILAC A2: 2010
EA, ILAC/IAF requirements
CPA is a UKAS
company
• Requirements and mandatory documents
• Applicable IAF and ILAC guidance
documents
• Relevant supplementary requirements
• Applicable requirements of Regional
Group
Supplementary requirements
CPA is a UKAS
company
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Experience of assessment
Experience of operating an accreditation body
Access to technical expertise
Acceptable routes for traceability
Relevant requirements for proficiency testing
Abide by regional and international Arrangement(s)
Promote the Arrangement(s)
Contribute resources for peer evaluations
Implement a cross frontier accreditation policy
Only subcontract to other signatories
Impact on laboratories
CPA is a UKAS
company
• Pathology laboratories complying with ISO
15189
• Point of care testing complying with ISO
22870
• Withdrawal of CPA standard
Questions ?
CPA is a UKAS
company