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Announcements, accreditation updates, transition deadlines and training calendars. Anything that changes what a client needs to do, we publish here.

Announcement 2 July 2026

ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certificates are no longer valid

The transition period ended on 31 October 2025. Organisations still holding 2013-version certificates now require initial certification against ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

The transition period for ISO/IEC 27001:2013 ended on 31 October 2025. Certificates issued against the 2013 version are withdrawn and are no longer recognised under the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement.

Organisations that completed transition before the deadline hold valid 2022-version certificates and are unaffected. Organisations that did not now require initial certification rather than a transition audit — the reduced-effort transition route is closed.

Announcement 20 May 2026

Auditor network expanded across Western India

Additional resident assessors in Maharashtra and Gujarat reduce travel cost and lead time for manufacturing and pharmaceutical clients in the region.

We have added resident assessors across Maharashtra and Gujarat with technical competence in pharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering and chemical processing.

The practical effect for clients in the region is lower travel cost — which we quote separately and at actual cost — and shorter lead times for audit scheduling, particularly for multi-site scopes where coordinating a single travelling auditor across several plants had been the constraint.

Event 15 April 2026

Lead auditor training calendar published for the second half of the year

Scheduled five-day lead auditor courses for ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 22000, 27001 and 13485 across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and live online.

Our lead auditor training calendar for the second half of the year is now open for enrolment. Courses run for five days with continuous assessment and a written examination, structured to CQI and IRCA certified training criteria.

  • ISO 9001 Lead Auditor — Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and live online
  • ISO 14001 Lead Auditor — Hyderabad and live online
  • ISO 45001 Lead Auditor — Hyderabad, Pune and live online
  • ISO 22000 Lead Auditor — Hyderabad and live online
  • ISO 27001 Lead Auditor — Hyderabad, Bengaluru and live online
  • ISO 13485 Lead Auditor — Hyderabad and live online

In-house delivery is available from eight delegates and can be scheduled around operational constraints.

Announcement 5 March 2026

Public certificate verification directory now live

Anyone can now verify the status and scope of a GMSCPL certificate without contacting us or obtaining the certified organisation’s permission.

Our certificate verification service is now available on this website. Any party — a customer, a tendering authority, a regulator or a member of the public — can check whether a GMSCPL certificate is genuine, current and what scope it covers.

No authorisation from the certified organisation is required. A certificate that cannot be independently verified is not performing its function, and restricting verification would defeat the purpose of issuing one.

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Affected by a transition deadline?

If a standard you hold has been revised or withdrawn, talk to us early. The work is usually less than organisations fear, but it has to be planned as certification rather than as a formality.