BRC to Introduce Annual £75 Tax for Certified Companies
The main points that will affect Certified Companies:
- The BRC will be levying a fee of £75 plus VAT per evaluation, which they have instructed Certification Bodies to collect on their behalf. This £75 will be in addition to the Certification Body Audit fees
- Certification Bodies are obliged to provide information to the BRC on the status of all suppliers, i.e. certificated or non-certificated
- Certification cannot be granted until the BRC administration fee has been collected by the Certification Body
- Certification Bodies are obliged to provide the evaluation report to the BRC and BRC members as a service to both parties
- Certificated Companies will be entitled to use the BRC logo and have their details entered in the BRC directory of certificated suppliers.
No ifs no buts.
The BRC Technical Standards Governance and Strategy Committee has instructed the BRC to issue and agree contracts with Certification Bodies who offer certification services to a BRC Standard.
The main points that will affect Certified Companies:The BRC Contract will come into effect from 17th July 2006.
- The BRC will be levying a fee of £75 plus VAT per evaluation, which they have instructed Certification Bodies to collect on their behalf. This £75 will be in addition to the Certification Body Audit fees
- Certification Bodies are obliged to provide information to the BRC on the status of all suppliers, i.e. certificated or non-certificated
- Certification cannot be granted until the BRC administration fee has been collected by the Certification Body
- Certification Bodies are obliged to provide the evaluation report to the BRC and BRC members as a service to both parties
- Certificated Companies will be entitled to use the BRC logo and have their details entered in the BRC directory of certificated suppliers.
No ifs no buts.
Now come on Simon, you say it as if its a bad thing ! Im sure all companies holding BRC certification consider the visit fee, expenses and registration fee to be nothing other than a complete bargain, especially as its transparent exactly how they arrive at those charges!
Are you not angry Martin? I think they're taking a liberty. Just because certificated companies were not taking up their offerings by choice they make it mandatory. Clever business, but it's an unavoidable tax. What exactly do they do for it?Now come on Simon, you say it as if its a bad thing ! Im sure all companies holding BRC certification consider the visit fee, expenses and registration fee to be nothing other than a complete bargain, especially as its transparent exactly how they arrive at those charges!
Simon
Are you not angry Martin? I think they're taking a liberty. Just because certificated companies were not taking up their offerings by choice they make it mandatory. Clever business, but it's an unavoidable tax. What exactly do they do for it?
Simon
Your'e quite right Simon they are certainly taking a liberty, I think they do it because they can get away with it. Im not impressed with it but personally not angry as the company foots the bill, no doubt the BRC will say that the cash raised will go toward providing a wider range of benefits for its members.
does this mean that I might be cheaper offering you ISO22000?
James
Your'e quite right Simon they are certainly taking a liberty, I think they do it because they can get away with it. Im not impressed with it but personally not angry as the company foots the bill, no doubt the BRC will say that the cash raised will go toward providing a wider range of benefits for its members.
Whats even more annoying is when a certification body issues a certificate when its obvious that the company should never have had one!!!
if the money was being used to police this kind of thing happening then its a fair charge!
Whats even more annoying is when a certification body issues a certificate when its obvious that the company should never have had one!!!
if the money was being used to police this kind of thing happening then its a fair charge!
It certainly is annoying Caz and I think it may be due at least in part to the nature of 3rd party auditing. It is my understanding that the certification body issues a certificate based on a review of the auditors report. If an auditor gives a company an unsatisfactory report resulting in no certification then the company may employ another auditor next time. For 3rd party auditors remember auditee = customer = £££, from the BRC angle more bad reports = less certification fees. Not that Im at all cynical about the whole thing