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Accredited Certification Body

What is Accredited Certification Body?

An organisation that has been formally recognised by an accreditation body (such as UKAS or ANAB) as competent to conduct certification audits against specific standards such as ISO 27001 or ISO 9001.

Compliance

What the standards actually require on accredited certification body

Requirements naming accredited certification body across this standard, quoted from the control text.

STAR Certification is a third-party independent assessment that integrates the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 with the CCM, including a maturity assessment, performed by an accredited certification body.

STAR-L2-01 · STAR Certification (ISO/IEC 27001 + CCM)

Questions people ask about accredited certification body

What is Accredited Certification Body?
An organisation that has been formally recognised by an accreditation body (such as UKAS or ANAB) as competent to conduct certification audits against specific standards such as ISO 27001 or ISO 9001.
Why is Accredited Certification Body important for compliance?
Accredited Certification Body is a key concept in Compliance. Understanding accredited certification body 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.
Which compliance frameworks address Accredited Certification Body?
Accredited Certification Body appears in the requirement text of CSA STAR (Security, Trust, Assurance, and Risk). Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Accredited Certification Body?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how accredited certification body 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.

See how Accredited Certification Body applies across compliance frameworks

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