Simply put, accreditation is the formal recognition of a certifying body’s compliance with international standards by an independent authority. Thus, an ISO 9001 accreditation body simply determines if the certification body is competent to grant ISO 9001 certification to consumers. The ISO 9001 accreditation process ensures that all ISO 9001 certification bodies meet certain standards of competence and impartiality. In other words, you can think of accreditation as “certification of the certification body”.
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