# Socotec Certification United Kingdom Limited - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.socotec-certification-international.co.uk/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A UK certification body in the SOCOTEC group. UKAS accredits it for six standards, including ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for information security, but not ISO/IEC 42001 for AI. ## Socotec Certification United Kingdom scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 2/5 UKAS imposed a suspension of SOCOTEC Certification UK's own accreditation status in July 2020, which suspended its FSSC 22000 licence until 26 September 2020 (per FSSC's published notice, dated 20 July 2020), a real incident not self-disclosed by Socotec; the live 2026 UKAS schedule shows no current restriction on ISMS, so this appears historical and unrelated to ISO 27001, but it is a genuine documented track-record event most peers on this site do not carry. ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 Live UKAS Schedule 0063 (Issue No. 060, issued 8 June 2026, checked 19 September 2026) confirms current, unrestricted accreditation for ISMS to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 under ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, but the same schedule covers only five other standards and does not include ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS), a gap versus several UKAS-accredited peers on this site. ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No prices, rate card or worked cost example were found anywhere on socotec-certification-international.co.uk for ISO 27001 or any other certification; every route leads to a quote request, and only independent third-party guides (not Socotec) publish indicative UK ISO 27001 price ranges. ### Knowledge of your sector: 3/5 Named sector pages exist for nine industries including a dedicated 'Information Security' sector, but that page carries no named case studies, client examples or tailored programme detail beyond a link to the general ISO/IEC 27001 certification-solutions page. ### Independence from what it sells: 5/5 Published Impartiality Policy (Rev 2, February 2021, signed 1 March 2021 by Operations Director Mo Ghaus) explicitly bars audit staff from consultancy or training work on a client for 2 years before its audit, bans group offices from any full or partial consultancy partnership, and prohibits implying certification would be easier with paid consultancy. ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 3/5 A documented appeals process exists (independent reviewer, independent Appeals Panel, Operations Director sign-off) and a published suspension/withdrawal procedure for clients, but no professional indemnity insurance or liability-cap disclosure was found for this specific legal entity; a separate group PI certificate found elsewhere covers a different Socotec UK entity's non-asbestos construction work. ## Sources for Socotec Certification United Kingdom Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Companies House confirms Socotec Certification United Kingdom Limited is an active company under number 02293655, incorporated 7 September 1988 (previously Certification International (UK) Limited until 2016). - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02293655 - Checked: 2026-09-19 - The live UKAS Schedule of Accreditation confirms current, full-scope accreditation for Information Security Management Systems to ISO/IEC 27001:2022. - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0063Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-09-19 - The same live UKAS schedule does not include ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) anywhere in its accredited scope. - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0063Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-09-19 - Socotec Certification UK publishes a signed Impartiality Policy that separates certification from consultancy activity. - Source: https://static.socotec-certification-international.co.uk/s3fs-public/2021-06/impartiality-policy-statement-rev-2-february-2021.pdf - Checked: 2026-09-19 - UKAS previously imposed a suspension of SOCOTEC Certification UK's own accreditation status, per a notice from the FSSC scheme owner (not self-published by Socotec). - Source: https://www.fssc.com/insights/license-socotec-suspended/ - Checked: 2026-09-19 - Companies House's persons-with-significant-control register names the company's controlling parent as a UK-registered entity, not a French Socotec holding company directly. - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02293655/persons-with-significant-control - Checked: 2026-09-19 - The ICO's enforcement action database returns no matching results for the keyword 'Socotec', i.e. no enforcement notices, reprimands, monetary penalties or prosecutions against any Socotec entity are on record. - Source: https://ico.org.uk/action-weve-taken/enforcement/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - UKAS's published sanctions summaries, covering January 2020 through September 2026, list no suspension or withdrawal action against Socotec beyond the already-recorded July 2020 incident. - Source: https://www.ukas.com/customer-area/sanctions/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 ## 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: Not published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Genuine, current and unrestricted UKAS accreditation (No. 0063) for Information Security Management Systems to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, verified directly against the live UKAS schedule (Issue No. 060, 8 June 2026). - A detailed, explicit published Impartiality Policy barring audit staff from consultancy or training work on a client for 2 years before that client's audit, and banning group offices from any full or partial consultancy partnership. - Broad multi-standard UKAS scope (six management-system standards, QMS, EMS, FSMS, ISMS, HSMS, EnMS) with named sector pages spanning nine industries, including a dedicated Information Security sector page. - A documented appeals process with an independent reviewer, an independent Appeals Panel, and Operations Director sign-off before any outcome is communicated. - Backed by the large international SOCOTEC testing/inspection/certification group (circa 15,000 employees, ~25 to 26 countries), giving operational scale and a UK entity trading continuously since 1988. ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Not UKAS-accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems), the live schedule (0063, Issue 060, 8 June 2026) lists only six other management-system standards, a gap versus several UKAS-accredited peers profiled on this site that already hold AIMS accreditation. - Basis: UKAS Schedule of Accreditation 0063, Issue No. 060, 8 June 2026 (ukas.com), checked 19 September 2026 - UKAS imposed a suspension of the body's own accreditation status in July 2020, which in turn suspended its FSSC 22000 licence until 26 September 2020, a genuine historical incident not self-disclosed on Socotec's own site and only found via the scheme owner's published notice; the current live schedule shows no restriction on ISMS today, so the incident appears resolved and is unrelated to ISO 27001 specifically. - Basis: FSSC published notice, fssc.com, dated 20 July 2020, checked 19 September 2026 - No prices, rate card or worked cost example are published anywhere on the certification body's site for ISO 27001 or any other standard, all routes lead to a quote request. - Basis: Absence checked across socotec-certification-international.co.uk certification-solutions and certification-processes pages, 19 September 2026 - No professional indemnity insurance or liability-cap disclosure was found for Socotec Certification United Kingdom Limited itself; a separate £1m PI certificate found on the wider group's site covers a different Socotec UK legal entity's non-asbestos construction work, not this certification body, so it cannot be attributed here. - Basis: Absence checked on socotec-certification-international.co.uk; PI document at static.socotec.co.uk is issued to a different entity/scope, checked 19 September 2026 ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [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.