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CREDIBLE™ Registrar

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CREDIBLE™ Registrar

Governance, verification, and assurance for CREDIBLE™ certification

The CREDIBLE™ Registrar is the programme governance function that defines certification criteria, verifies evidence, manages insurance and renewal and maintains the register of certified organisations

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What the Registrar Governs?

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  • Certification criteria by level (Foundation, Growth, Guardian)

  • Evidence requirements and verification steps

  • Issuance, renewal, suspension, and withdrawal rules

  • Complaints, appeals, and misuse of certification marks

  • Public register listing (certification level + validity period)

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How Certification Is Awarded?

Application & Scoping

Step 1 — Confirm business profile, scope of personal data processing, key vendors and core processes

Verification Interview

Step 3 — Short interviews with the DPO and process owners to confirm controls are operational and understood

Evidence Review

Step 2 — Review accidents such as DPO accountability, policies / SOPs, inventory artefacts, training records, risk artefacts, incident readiness (level-dependent) 

Certification Decision

Step 4 — Certification is granted when required controls and evidence for selected level are met

Listing on the Registrar

Step 5 — Certified organisations may be listed with certification level and validity period

Validity, Renewal & Surveillance

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Validity period

Set your rule, e.g., 12 months

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Optional Surveillance

Spot checks for higher tiers / sensitive sectors

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Renewal

Evidence refresh + review of changes (vendors, processes, incidents)

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Upgrade Path

Foundation → Growth → Guardian (dependency enforced)

Complaints, Suspension & Appeals

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Stakeholders can report misuse of the certification mark

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Certification may be suspended/withdrawn for material non-conformance

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Registrar investigates and may require corrective actions

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Appeals process available to ensure fairness

Want To Be Assessed?

We'll help you choose the right starting level, confirm scope and plan the fastest pathway to Guardian readiness

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