Governance & assurance

Accreditation

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Written and reviewed by Fredrik Surtell

Accreditation is the formal recognition by a national accreditation body that a certification body, laboratory, or inspection body is competent to perform specific assessments — the layer that makes certificates trustworthy. In Sweden the accreditation body is Swedac. A certificate from an unaccredited issuer may be worthless to customers and authorities, so checking the accreditation behind a certificate is a basic supplier-vetting step.

Läs definitionen på svenska: Ackreditering

Also known as: Swedac

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This definition is general information, not legal advice. Always verify the current official source.