A plan, not a countdown
Seven moves that do not depend on the unpublished text.
The plan starts with the work a body can do now and keeps the unpublished replacement at 8.8 separate from the requirement in force. The planning date is an estimate. No transition period has been published.
| When | Move | What it involves | Clauses | Evidence to keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Name the owner and record the dates | Write the role, the accreditation status, the next assessment and the certificate expiry into the register. Name one person who owns the transition. Use the free check to record the starting position. | 4.1.1, 4.3, 7.3 | A dated record and a named owner. |
| Within 30 days | Separate today from the draft | Mark every procedure and form that cites the 2012 edition. Keep the 2012 requirement live. Start a side file for the new edition so the two do not mix in the same controlled document. | 8.3, 8.8 | A document list with old and new citations. |
| Within 60 days | Build the risk and opportunity register | The FDIS foreword replaces preventive actions with actions to address risks and opportunities. The new wording is not held, so build the evidence a risk process needs: method, register, decisions, actions, effectiveness review. Keep the preventive action records beside it. | 8.8, 8.5, 8.6 | A register with three live risks and review dates. |
| Within 75 days | Re-paper the impartiality and personnel files | Refresh declarations, screen assignments against the consultancy bar, and check the impartiality committee balance and access to information. The terminology change touches the words used in these files. | 4.2, 5.2, 6.1.3 | Current declarations and a minute showing the mechanism saw the risks. |
| By 15 January 2027 | Ask the accreditation body in writing | Ask which edition will apply at the next assessment, what evidence it will sample and whether the transition will be at surveillance or reassessment. Record the answer and its date. | Accreditation relationship | A written reply with the assessment basis. |
| Planning date 15 February 2027 | Re-date the plan | The planning date is an estimate. If ISO publishes, read the text, confirm the transition rule and replace every estimate with the published dates. If it has not published, keep the estimate and say so. | ISO stage 50.20 | A re-dated plan with the published or estimated status. |
| After publication | Map the new text and update the system | Map the published 8.8 and the revised terminology to the register. Update the certificate, the client guide and every public claim only after the accreditation position is confirmed. | 7.7, 7.10, 8.2 | A mapped procedure, a revised certificate and a client notice. |
What the kit adds
The free plan is the sequence. The USD 149 kit carries the same moves in a working register with an owner, a due date and an evidence pointer on every clause, plus the CSV and XLSX versions. See the kit.
Not legal advice; does not certify. The planning date 15 February 2027 is an estimate derived from ISO stage 50.20. The FDIS ballot closes 27 October 2026. No transition period has been published.