Article 38 Annual surveillance
United Kingdom
The national accreditation body shall carry out annual surveillance of each verifier to which it has issued an accreditation certificate. That surveillance shall comprise, at least:
an on-site visit as referred to in Article 36(1)(b);
witnessing the performance and competence of a representative number of the verifier's staff in accordance with Article 36(1)(c).
The national accreditation body shall carry out the first surveillance of a verifier in accordance with paragraph 1 within 12 months of the date on which its accreditation certificate was issued.
The surveillance planning shall allow the national accreditation body to assess representative samples of the verifier's activities within the scope of the accreditation certificate and of the staff involved in the verification activities, in accordance with the requirements of the harmonised standard referred to in Article 33.
On the basis of the results of the surveillance, the national accreditation body shall decide whether to confirm the continuation of accreditation.
Where a verifier carries out verification in another Member State, the national accreditation body that has accredited it may ask the national accreditation body of the other Member State to carry out surveillance activities on its behalf and under its responsibility.