As a requirement of ISO 20252:2019, certification clients will be drafting and submitting their Statement of Applicability annually before the scheduled date of the Initial, Surveillance or Re-Certification Audit for review by the assigned CIRQ Auditor. The services that an organization provides can and often does change. When it does, CIRQ must be notified via email and CIRQ shall validate the revised SoA during the following years’ audit. The scope may change when:
A company merges with another company
New offices are opened (or existing offices closed)
New services are provided
The business expands overseas
Additional expertise is acquired within the business
Note: CIRQ must be informed in writing (email is accepted) if you wish to change the SoA or if the structure of your organization changes. This may impact your audit process and the audit program may need to be adjusted. It is always in the best interest of a company to keep their SoA current and to keep it as full a statement as possible. Therefore, always inform CIRQ as soon as you believe the SoA of your certification could or should change.