ILAC G28:07/2018 Guideline for the Formulation of Scopes of Accreditation for Inspection Bodies has been published and is available from the Publications section of the ILAC website.

The aim of this document is to assist accreditation bodies in consistently meeting the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011:2017 associated with scopes of accreditation for inspection body accreditation and to encourage an effective and harmonised approach to scopes among accreditation bodies in relation to ISO/IEC 17020:2012.