Legal representative and CAB management
Legal representation, resourcing of the conformity-assessment body and responsibility for the management system.
Decision structure
Three responsibilities that never sit with one person.
Engagement team
Performs and documents the verification activities, raises findings and examines the client response.
PerformsIndependent technical reviewer
Reviews the engagement file. Took no part in performing the work and contributed nothing to its findings.
ReviewsAuthorised decision-maker
Takes the issuance decision. Neither performed the engagement nor conducted its independent review.
Decides
The person who performs tends to defend their conclusion; the person who reviews tends to confirm what they reviewed. The third decision is what breaks that tendency.
Functions
Functions maintained under the management system.
Impartiality oversight
Reviews the impartiality risk analysis, the treatment of identified threats and the acceptance record for engagements.
Verification function
Team leaders and technical experts assigned per engagement against the competence criteria of ISO 14066:2023.
Independent technical review
Reviewers competent for the programme and sector, excluded from the engagement they review.
Authorised decision function
Personnel authorised to decide issuance, revision or withdrawal of a statement.
Compliance and accreditation
Maintains the accreditation record, the CBAM accreditation file and the monthly regulatory review.
What we publish, and when
Publication rule
Individual names, qualifications and biographies are published only once they have been verified against the personnel records and approved for publication. Until then this page presents the structure, which is the part that actually protects the conclusion. Field status: individual profiles — not yet released for publication.
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Tell us what must be relied on, who will rely on it and by what date. We will confirm the correct programme, evidence requirement and responsible entity — or tell you it is outside our scope.