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Accreditation

What is Accreditation?

Formal recognition by an authoritative body that an organisation is competent to carry out specific tasks, such as certification audits or testing.

Compliance

Related terms

CertificationAudit

Frameworks that govern accreditation

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on accreditation

Requirements naming accreditation across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Consumer Data Right (CDR) Framework (Australia)5 controls

Sponsored accreditation allows an entity to be accredited via a sponsor that takes on certain obligations.

CDR-ACC-2 · Sponsored Accreditation →
Ghana Cybersecurity Act3 controls

Ghana CSA Service Provider Licensing + Professional Accreditation (Parts V + VI of Act 1038). CYBERSECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER LICENSING (Sec.49-58): MANDATORY LICENSING for entities providing cybersecurity services in Ghana including: (a) MANAGED SECURITY SERVI...

GhCSA-Service-Provider-Licensing-Professional · Cybersecurity Service Provider Licensing and Professional Accreditation →
Consumer Data Right Rules 2020 (selected operational obligations)2 controls

Obtain and maintain accreditation, meeting the fit-and-proper, information security and other accreditation criteria before collecting CDR data.

AUCDR-OB-1 · Accreditation as an accredited data recipient →
Act on the Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (OG 42/2018)1 control

The national accreditation body designated under Regulation (EC) 765/2008 is competent to accredit certification bodies under GDPR Art. 43(1).

HR-GDPR-Art.5 · National Accreditation Body for Certification →
Data (Use and Access) Act 20251 control

Provides for the accreditation and oversight of authorised persons (third parties) who may receive customer or business data under a smart data scheme, including conditions and enforcement.

DUAA-P1-AUTH · Authorised persons and accreditation under smart data schemes →
Defence Industry Security Program (DISP)1 control

ICT systems that store, process or communicate security classified information must be built and operated in accordance with the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) and be authorised/accredited at the appropriate level.

DISP-ICT-ISM · Classified ICT systems aligned to the ISM (authorisation and accreditation) →

Questions people ask about accreditation

What is Accreditation?
Formal recognition by an authoritative body that an organisation is competent to carry out specific tasks, such as certification audits or testing.
Why is Accreditation important for compliance?
Accreditation is a key concept in Compliance. Understanding accreditation helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
What concepts are related to Accreditation?
Key concepts related to Accreditation include Certification, Audit. Understanding these interconnected concepts provides a more comprehensive view of Compliance requirements and helps organizations build holistic compliance programs.
Which compliance frameworks address Accreditation?
Accreditation appears in the requirement text of Consumer Data Right (CDR) Framework (Australia), Ghana Cybersecurity Act, Consumer Data Right Rules 2020 (selected operational obligations), Act on the Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (OG 42/2018), Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. Across these standards we have identified 13 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Accreditation?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how accreditation applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.