by Holly Lane | Nov 4, 2023 | Information Security System, ISO 27001, ISO Consulting
Early in 2024, now only a few months away, you won’t be able to have your information security system certified to ISO 27001, 2013. Early in 2025, if you have a certification to ISO 27001, 2013 you’ll have to update your systems to the new 2022 version. So how are you...
by Holly Lane | Oct 1, 2022 | Archived, ISO 17020, ISO 9001
We’ve all received goods or services which obviously haven’t been checked before they are provided, or if checked, that check wasn’t good enough to ensure that what was being delivered would meet our requirements. ISO 17020 is an international standard aimed at...
by Holly Lane | Sep 27, 2022 | Archived, General, Uncategorised
Having been involved in Quality and Compliance since the early 80’s I sometimes wonder why we still get bad products and services, despite ISO 9001 et al. One of the issues is definitely weak and inconsistent auditing from certification bodies. But I have a feeling...
by Holly Lane | Sep 1, 2022 | ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 9001
Many governments have announced their intention to reduce “red tape” and bureaucracy, yet the growth in rules and regulations that an SME has to comply with continues to grow. Brexit promised a reduction of European involvement, but to date we are still committed to...
by Holly Lane | Aug 1, 2022 | Archived, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
Typically a small business, say 5 employees, single location, will need to invest about £5k plus some of their own time to gain certification against ISO 9001 – is it worth the investment? Here’s a few reasons why it may be. First, let me state I am not independent...
