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Summary of national notification system: UNITED KINGDOM
Liability insurance Notified Bodies are required to have professional indemnity and public liability insurance from an independent insurer. Evidence of this
should be submitted to UKAS and to the responsible Department when a body makes an application to be appointed as a Notified Body.
The responsible Department assesses the adequacy of the insurance cover, prior to designation and thereafter, the Notified Body
should make available to UKAS evidence of insurance at each annual surveillance undertaken by UKAS.
1. Amount Varies according to the Directive and the scope of the notified body activity
2. Type of risks covered Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
3. MONITORING & SURVEILLANCE
Responsibility for monitoring
1. designation authority Receives reports and recommendations from UKAS and takes action as necessary.
2. accreditation body (if applicable) UKAS will advise the responsible Department of the outcome of annual surveillance, four yearly reassessment and any other necessary
monitoring. UKAS will advise the responsible Department if it believes that a Notified Body fails to continue to comply with the terms of
its letter of designation, including the minimum criteria of the relevant Directive(s). In the case of a Notified Body which has also been
accredited for a scope included within the scope of the relevant Regulations, UKAS will advise the responsible Department if that
accreditation is suspended, withdrawn or reduced in scope and, following any appropriate appeals procedure, will recommend to the
responsible Department whether it considers that constitutes a failure to continue to comply with the minimum criteria of the relevant
Directive(s). UKAS will notify the responsible Department when an accreditation which supports notification is re-instated following
suspension, withdrawal or reduction in scope.
Practical aspects Where UKAS is responsible for the surveillance of notified bodies, it applies normal accreditation practice in terms of means and
frequency of surveillance and re-assessment.
1. means of surveillance (witnessed
assessments, audits, documentation review,
etc.)
See above.
2. frequency See above.
Witnessed assessments, in which UKAS shall from time to time accompany the Notified Body during the latter’s assessment of a
manufacturer, is one of the methods employed by UKAS in carrying out surveillance/re-assessment of Notified Bodies.
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