Brief

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION REGISTRY

ICVR stands for International Certificate Verification Registry (Scotland) — an independent accreditation body established to operate an accreditation structure and promote quality through its own Memorandum of Association and Rules & Regulations.

ICVR was established in Scotland, UK to provide accreditation to deliver on four goals relating to Integrity and Confidence, Trade Support, Linkages, and International Acceptance.

Accreditation facilitates international reputation by way of establishing equivalence and global acceptance of certification, inspection and testing being undertaken by various conformity assessment bodies, in areas of quality, environment, food safety etc.

ICVR aims at promoting quality by enabling manufacturers and suppliers of goods/services to apply quality standards and tools and simultaneously empowering consumers to demand quality goods/services. The promotion of quality encompasses all segments including manufacturing, health, education and public services.

What do we do?

International Certificate Verification Registry (ICVR) accredits conformity assessment bodies and training organizations and also administers an auditor registration scheme. ICVR does not perform certification.

ICVR accepts applications from conformity assessment bodies operating anywhere in the world. The accreditation programme is accessible to all conformity assessment bodies, irrespective of size, location or affiliations, whose operations include activities for which accreditation programmes are currently available. Programmes include: Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001), Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000), Information Security Management System (ISO 27001), Educational Organizations Management System (ISO 21001), Occupational Health & Safety Management System (ISO 45001), Energy Management System (ISO 50001), Product Certification, Personal Certification and Inspection.

In ICVR, the Secretariat is responsible for administering the accreditation process, coordinating the technical committees associated with the accreditation programme and the development of new accreditation programmes.

ICVR is a legally registered entity within the United Kingdom but is not authorized by the UK Government; encouragement, support, approval or licence of any Department of State of the Government of the United Kingdom or of the European Commission or any other statutory or government office should not be inferred. ICVR is an independent service provider offering registration services outside the scope of EU Regulation 765/08.