If the accreditation body has suspended your accreditation because you have not managed to solve the NCs satisfactorily within the permitted recovery period, it is a good time to call in the assistance of TwinSparc 17020 Consultants.

The international audit standard ISO 19011, which was last revised in 2011 is currently in a revision process again. The previous version dates back to 2002. In 2019, the revision should be completed and the new version will be published.

One of the biggest problems of inspection is that from the final inspection report it is impossible to determine why an inspector eventually made the decision to either declare conformity or non-conformity for the item inspected. Often, inspection reports show little more than a ‘Yes’ or a ‘No’ (conform or not-conform). For the client of the inspection body this usually is not an issue.