# UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service)

> UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) is the national accreditation body of the United Kingdom, accrediting laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025), inspection bodies (ISO/IEC 17020) and personnel certification bodies (ISO/IEC 17024) such as the PCN scheme.

- Source: https://amps.global/glossary/ukas/
- Type: Glossary
- Published: 2026-09-05
- Tags: accreditation, quality, UK

## Key facts

- Appointed by the UK government as the sole national accreditation body
- Accredits BINDT's PCN certification scheme, which is why PCN certificates carry the UKAS mark
- Member of ILAC and IAF mutual recognition arrangements alongside NATA and IANZ

Also known as: United Kingdom Accreditation Service.

## Why it matters outside the UK

Australian and New Zealand technicians frequently hold PCN certificates, and clients recognise them because the scheme is UKAS-accredited. Calibration certificates from UK laboratories likewise carry UKAS accreditation.

## UKAS-accredited documents in AMPS

AMPS keeps personnel and equipment certificates on dedicated personnel and equipment pages, and its flag system warns one month before a certificate, calibration document or scheduled inspection falls due, so managers always know what is missing or expiring.

## Related pages

- [PCN certification](https://amps.global/glossary/pcn-certification/)
- [NATA](https://amps.global/glossary/nata/)
- [A2LA](https://amps.global/glossary/a2la/)

## Sources

- [UKAS - United Kingdom Accreditation Service](https://www.ukas.com/)