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Reg Morrison
Most registrars operating in the USA these days offer second-party audit services.
Certainly, they could not perform those services for an organization that they certify, since supplier evaluation is a process of the QMS that can not be outsourced to the registrar due to conflict of interest.
But, besides that, isn't the fact that the offering exists an attestation that the third-party certification role has been failed? By the same registrars?
If we had a reliable, confidence-delivering 3rd party certification process, why would we need registrars for 2nd party-audits?
Certainly, they could not perform those services for an organization that they certify, since supplier evaluation is a process of the QMS that can not be outsourced to the registrar due to conflict of interest.
But, besides that, isn't the fact that the offering exists an attestation that the third-party certification role has been failed? By the same registrars?
If we had a reliable, confidence-delivering 3rd party certification process, why would we need registrars for 2nd party-audits?