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Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) is a UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body, comprised of auditors, certification specialists, and data protection experts. We independently test and certify online and offline systems that check age and identity, such as passport scanners, biometric technology, and age verification software.
Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Biometrics News
ACCS publishes conformity assessment requirements for age assurance standard
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has announced the publication of ACCS 1:2026 – Conformity Assessment Requirements for ISO/IEC 27566-1…
| Sep 16, 2026 | Part 3 of international age assurance systems, covering analysis, now in public draftThe world’s first international standard on age assurance systems is growing. Writing on LinkedIn, the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)’s… |
| Sep 14, 2026 | ITL’s biometric age assurance offerings obtain ISO/IEC certificationUK biometrics firm Innovative Technology (ITL) has achieved ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025 certification across its full biometric age estimation range (MyCheckr, MyCheckrMini… |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Listen: How age assurance platforms earn trustThe world has more or less decided that some online services should be age-restricted. The question now is, how to… |
| Sep 1, 2026 | ‘Policy intention is becoming much clearer’ on digital ID for UK alcohol salesIs this it? Could it actually be happening? Is the UK government actually now preparing to sign the amendment to… |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Australian age assurance regulator a step closer to stronger investigatory powersAn Australian Senate Committee has endorsed amendments to the country’s social media minimum age law to give the eSafety Commissioner… |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Home Office provides answers on using digital ID to prove age for alcohol salesOn the surface, the UK’s quest to allow adults to use digital ID to prove their age for alcohol sales… |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Age assurance standard builds out with new draft on analysis of age check systemsWork continues to create and refine a comprehensive standard for online age assurance. Published last year, ISO/IEC 27566 is the… |
| Jun 24, 2026 | UK tech secretary asks Ofcom to clarify what ‘highly effective age assurance’ looks likeThere are plenty of answers to the question – and yet it has dogged the UK age assurance ecosystem since… |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Gataca boosts age assurance pitch with certification to ISO standard by ACCSMadrid-based Gataca is now certified as a provider of privacy-preserving age assurance following an independent assessment. The company successfully completed… |
| Jun 4, 2026 | UK consultation shows overwhelming support for social media age limitsIn our polarized political world, consensus on any given policy issue is almost impossible, especially when biometrics are involved. Politics,… |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Brazil’s digital regulator invites comment on updates to age verification guidanceBrazil has opened a period of public consultation on its guidance document covering age verification mechanisms, including biometric methods. Per… |
| May 25, 2026 | Innovative Technology renews GDPR certification for biometric age assurance systemsInnovative Technology (ITL) has renewed its GDPR certification from the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) for age estimation devices, demonstrating… |
| May 22, 2026 | Tony Allen’s Age Assurance in Practice insists age checks are more than a momentAge Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Chief Executive Tony Allen is celebrating the publication of his book, Age Assurance in Practice…. |
| May 21, 2026 | ACCS says reusable age check systems must establish provenanceThe Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has released a statement clarifying its position on reusable age checks. As the age… |
| May 12, 2026 | Private sector age verification providers aren’t dying – but they do have to changeTo date, government age assurance solutions have prompted lively discussion about whether or not they pose a threat to age… |
| May 6, 2026 | If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approachThe UK Cabinet Office’s consultation on digital identity closed on Tuesday, and individuals and organizations are sharing their responses. The… |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Governance, not tech, needs interrogating in UK digital ID consultation: Tony AllenFew people in the world, if any, know as much about age assurance as Tony Allen, the chief executive of… |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Relying parties in the spotlight at 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards SummitWhere are we at with age assurance? This is the first question posed at the 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards… |
| Mar 16, 2026 | For age assurance sector facing quantum shift, privacy-by-design is key: AllenThe question of how to implement highly effective age assurance is complicated enough on its own, as current cultural and… |
Brand Focus: Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimation
A simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with…
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Watch: Age verification: Lessons learned from the UK
Governments around the world are increasingly enacting legislation to ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect children from accessing…
