# LRQA - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A global certification body, formerly Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, that UKAS accredits for ISO/IEC 42001. For organisations that want their AI management system certified. ## LRQA scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 3/5 Complaints and appeals process is published via the make-a-complaint page and downloadable global process document (checked 2026-07-16), but no public certificate directory on lrqa.com and no published outcome transparency. ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 5/5 UKAS schedule 0001 (Issue 220, 24 June 2026) verifiably lists ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AIMS certification under ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/IEC 42006:2025 for LRQA Limited, alongside ISO 27001/27701 (ukas.com PDF checked 2026-07-16). ### What it publishes about fees: 2/5 No prices, worked examples or published cost factors; the ISO 42001 page is quote-only via phone or form (lrqa.com checked 2026-07-16). ### Knowledge of your sector: 4/5 Named healthcare ISO 42001 case study (Emirates Health Services) plus integrated assessments with ISO 27001/9001/14001 and sector pages for financial services, technology and healthcare (lrqa.com pages checked 2026-07-16). ### Independence from what it sells: 4/5 Clear published statement that LRQA will not consult on management systems it certifies (in either direction), though it sells ISO 42001 gap analysis and training alongside certification (lrqa.com accreditations page checked 2026-07-16). ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 4/5 Published complaints and appeals process document via the make-a-complaint page (checked 2026-07-16); full certification terms and liability provisions were not located on the public pages checked. ## Sources for LRQA Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - UK legal entity is LRQA Limited: Company number 01879370, private limited company, incorporated 21 January 1985, formerly Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited until 7 December 2021, status Active, registered office 1 Trinity Park, Bickenhill Lane, Birmingham B37 7ES; group parent LRQA Group Limited, registered number 1217474, per LRQA's legal entities page - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01879370 - Checked: 2026-07-16 - UKAS schedule of accreditation for LRQA Limited (body 0001) includes Artificial Intelligence Management Systems ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 and ISO/IEC 42006:2025, covering AI system roles Developer, Provider and User - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0001Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA announced it had achieved UKAS accreditation for ISO/IEC 42001 certification - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/latest-news/lrqa-achieves-ukas-accreditation-for-iso-42001-strengthening-assurance-for-responsible-ai/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA does not publish ISO 42001 certification prices on its public website as of 2026-07-16; the ISO 42001 page offers a phone number (+44 121 817 4000) and request-a-quote forms only - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/iso-42001-ai-management-system-certification/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA publishes impartiality commitments on its management systems accreditations page, including that it 'will not offer consultancy services for any management system that is in the process of or has completed accredited third-party certification with LRQA', and vice versa - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/who-we-are/our-management-systems-accreditations/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA publishes a make-a-complaint page linking a downloadable 'LRQA management systems complaints and appeals process' document covering complaints and appeals against certification decisions - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/contact-us/make-a-complaint/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA publishes a named ISO 42001 client outcome: Emirates Health Services (EHS), described as the first organisation to be assessed based on ISO 42001 with LRQA - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en-us/case-studies/emirates-health-services-becomes-the-first-organisation-to-be-assessed-based-on-iso-42001-with-lrqa/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA sells ISO 42001 gap analysis and training courses alongside certification, per its UKAS accreditation announcement and ISO 42001 service page - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/iso-42001-ai-management-system-certification/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - LRQA does not publish a public certificate-verification directory on lrqa.com on the pages checked (ISO 42001 page, complaints page, accreditations page) as of 2026-07-16; its 'Approach to AI' page describes client-facing AI assurance services and does not disclose how LRQA itself uses AI internally - Source: https://www.lrqa.com/en/cyber-labs/artificial-intelligencelrqa-approach-to-ai/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 ## 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: Published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - UKAS-accredited for ISO/IEC 42001:2023 on schedule 0001 (Issue 220, 24 June 2026), under ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/IEC 42006:2025 - Explicit published separation of consultancy from certification: LRQA states it will not consult on any management system it certifies, in either direction - Named ISO 42001 client outcome published, Emirates Health Services, described as the first organisation assessed to ISO 42001 with LRQA - Offers combined audits for AI management, information security, quality and environmental standards. ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - No certification pricing is published, quote-only via phone or web form. - Basis: LRQA ISO 42001 page (lrqa.com/en-gb/iso-42001-ai-management-system-certification/) contains no fees and directs to +44 121 817 4000 or request-a-quote, checked 2026-07-16. - Ask how to check an LRQA-issued ISO 42001 certificate. The ISO 42001 page does not link to a public certificate search. - Basis: The ISO 42001 page has no link to a public certificate search: https://www.lrqa.com/en-gb/iso-42001-ai-management-system-certification/, checked 2026-10-13. This is not a claim that no LRQA directory exists for any other standard. - Early named ISO 42001 outcomes (Emirates Health Services, April 2024) predate LRQA's UKAS accreditation, which was announced 6 February 2026, buyers should check which accreditation mark a certificate carries. - Basis: LRQA launch news (lrqa.com/en/latest-news/lrqa-launches-iso-42001-certification-service/) and UKAS accreditation news (6 February 2026), both checked 2026-07-16. - Complaints and appeals detail sits in a downloadable PDF rather than on the web page, and no outcome transparency is published. - Basis: lrqa.com/en-gb/contact-us/make-a-complaint/ links the 'management systems complaints and appeals process' document, checked 2026-07-16. ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [Does the EU AI Act apply to a UK firm?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/eu-ai-act-exposed) - [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. 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