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Can you help me understand. . .
Would love some guidance from the experts on this. There is, in this case AS9100, but could be other standards as well, a registrar company who uses "contractors." They are utilized for both certification AND internal quality auditing services. So, this registrar certified a company and also has a contract with the same company to come in to conduct their periodic internal quality audits. When questioned, they claim that since they are "contractors" they are within any constraints ISO has established. I mean, I wouldn't want the same company that comes in for surveillance audits to also be the one doing IQAs. It's not the same person doing both services, just the same registrar company. I'm not an expert on this, but it just doesn't sound right to me. It could just be me and is actually a common, acceptable practice.
Your thoughts?
Would love some guidance from the experts on this. There is, in this case AS9100, but could be other standards as well, a registrar company who uses "contractors." They are utilized for both certification AND internal quality auditing services. So, this registrar certified a company and also has a contract with the same company to come in to conduct their periodic internal quality audits. When questioned, they claim that since they are "contractors" they are within any constraints ISO has established. I mean, I wouldn't want the same company that comes in for surveillance audits to also be the one doing IQAs. It's not the same person doing both services, just the same registrar company. I'm not an expert on this, but it just doesn't sound right to me. It could just be me and is actually a common, acceptable practice.
Your thoughts?