ISO 42001 Certification
ISO 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System
The new international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System.
ISO 42001 delivers a comprehensive framework to tackle concerns around AI misuse and its potential risks to people’s safety, data privacy, and livelihoods. Adopting AIMS demonstrates your organisation's dedication to continually enhancing AI governance
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ISO 42001 is the first international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving an Artificially Intelligence Management System (AIMS). It provides a structured, risk-based framework to help organisations develop, deploy, and manage AI systems responsibly and ethically by addressing governance, transparency, accountability, and continuous learning.
ISO 42001 delivers a comprehensive framework to tackle concerns around AI misuse and its potential risks to people’s safety, data privacy, and livelihoods. Adopting AIMS demonstrates your organisation's dedication to continually enhancing AI governance, staying aligned with evolving best practices, and reinforcing trust and confidence in your brand.
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- Establishes a clear, risk-based framework for identifying and mitigating AI-specific threats
- Demonstrates compliance with emerging regulations such as the EU AI Act
- Builds stakeholder trust through documented transparency, accountability, and ethical controls
- Differentiates your organisation in the market with a certifiable AI governance system
- Improves data quality, model robustness, and decision reliability
- Integrates seamlessly with existing ISO systems (ISO 27001, ISO 9001) for streamlined management
- Enables independent auditing and fosters a culture of continuous improvement
- Clarifies roles, responsibilities, and performance metrics across AI teams
- Embeds fairness, privacy safeguards, and human oversight throughout the AI lifecycle
- Reduces legal, operational, and reputational risks associated with AI deployments
Why is ISO 42001 important?
ISO 42001 is the first global standard for managing AI systems. It lays out simple, risk-based steps for designing, running and retiring AI responsibly - making sure data is sound, decisions are transparent and new threats are controlled. Following it helps you meet rules like the EU AI Act, cuts legal and reputation risks, and proves to customers and regulators that your AI is governed properly.
Why Centre for Assessment?
ISO 42001 is a new standard and one that UKAS has not currently issued accreditation to certification bodies yet but a first tranche is near completion.
Centre for Assessment is part of a second tranche that is already under way.
ISO 42001 is built around four core principles - risk management, governance and accountability, transparency and trustworthiness, and alignment with ethical and legal expectations - and uses a Plan-Do-Check-Act framework to ensure AI systems are developed, deployed and decommissioned under a structured, continuously improving governance model2. It follows the same high-level structure as other ISO management standards (such as ISO 9001 and ISO 27001), enabling organisations to integrate AI governance into existing quality of information security management systems. The standard specifies auditable requirements for roles, responsibilities and performance metrics, and requires independent certification to validate compliance and demonstrate that best practices are being met.
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Any organisation that develops, deploys or relies on AI should consider ISO 42001 accreditation. This includes AI developers creating models and algorithms; businesses integrating AI into operations - whether in customer support, risk engines or automation; service providers offering AI-based platforms and analytics; and public-sector bodies using AI in areas like healthcare, transportation or education. Across industries - from IT and telecommunications to retail and e-commerce, healthcare, manufacturing and automotive - ISO 42001 delivers a certifiable framework for responsible, transparent and compliant AI governance
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