# DNV - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.dnv.co.uk - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) The UK certification arm of DNV Group. UKAS accredits it for ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 45001 and other management-system standards, but not ISO/IEC 42001 for AI. ## DNV scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 3/5 DNV publishes a documented complaints, appeals and certificate suspension/withdrawal procedure with specific timescales, but no named lead auditors or disclosed audit-outcome case studies were found ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 DNV holds genuinely broad UKAS accreditation across 8 management-system standards, but its UK entity (ref. 0013) is not UKAS-accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS), a meaningful gap versus peers on this site that do hold it ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No prices, rate card or worked cost examples are published anywhere on DNV's UK or global sites; all cost enquiries route to a contact form ### Knowledge of your sector: 4/5 DNV maintains named, tailored sector programmes for maritime, energy, food and beverage, healthcare and cyber security rather than a purely generic offering ### Independence from what it sells: 5/5 Published public impartiality statement explicitly states DNV does not combine certification/verification with advisory or design services where this would create a conflict of interest ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 3/5 A published complaints/appeals process with specific timescales exists, but no professional indemnity insurance or liability-cap disclosure was found ## Sources for DNV Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - UKAS accreditation does not currently cover ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS) - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0013Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-17 - DNV holds ISO/IEC 42001 accreditation via the Dutch RvA, not UKAS - Source: https://www.dnv.co.uk/news/2024/ba_dnv_acknowledged_as_accredited_certification_body_for_ai_management_systems/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Companies House registration - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02172892 - Checked: 2026-07-17 - UK entity scale (2024 statutory accounts) - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02172892/filing-history - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Parent DNV Group global scale - Source: https://www.dnv.com/news/2026/dnvcompletes-strategy-period-with-solid-growth/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Pricing disclosure - Source: https://www.dnv.com/assurance/osc-request-for-quote/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Published impartiality statement - Source: https://www.dnv.com/about/public-impartiality-statement/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Trustpilot presence - Source: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.dnvgl.com - Checked: 2026-07-17 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Not published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Not published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Genuinely UKAS-accredited for a broad set of core management-system standards including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 45001 (Schedule 0013, Issue 152, 30 April 2026) - Published impartiality statement explicitly ruling out combining advisory or design services with certification where this creates a conflict of interest - Backed by DNV Group's global technical scale and cross-industry expertise (maritime, energy, healthcare, cyber security) - Documented complaints, appeals and certificate suspension/withdrawal procedure with stated timescales (5 working days to acknowledge a complaint; 21 days to appeal a suspension/withdrawal decision) ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Not UKAS-accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) despite DNV marketing AI management system certification services on its UK website - Basis: DNV Business Assurance UK Limited's live UKAS Schedule of Accreditation (ref. 0013, Issue No. 152, issued 30 April 2026), fetched and full-text searched directly on 17 July 2026, contains no mention of ISO/IEC 42001 or AIMS; DNV's UK ISO/IEC 42001 certification page markets the service without naming UKAS as the accrediting body for it - The specific UK legal entity holding the UKAS accreditation is far smaller than the globally recognised DNV brand implies - Basis: DNV Business Assurance UK Limited's own filed accounts for the year to 31 December 2024 show turnover of £11.1m and an average of 54 employees, while the wider DNV Group it trades under reported NOK 35,291m revenue and roughly 15,380 employees globally in 2025 - No published pricing, rate card or worked cost example for certification services - Basis: DNV's request-for-quote page routes all enquiries to a contact form with no published day rates or fee ranges ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [How do you change your data protection provider?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/switching-provider) - [Your sector adds its own rules to UK data protection law](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/sector-regulated) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.