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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
Governance, not tech, needs interrogating in UK digital ID consultation: Tony Allen
Few 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… |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Age assurance community sets new goals with standard published and use exploding“Age Assurance Has Come of Age,” crows the Draft Summit Communiqué for the upcoming Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026…. |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Indonesia to ban under-16s from social media, implement standard-based age checksIndonesia, the biggest country in Southeast Asia, is taking the momentous step to ban social media for under 16s. Communication… |
| Jan 27, 2026 | International age assurance standard to be open, free of chargeThe international standard for age assurance technologies, ISO/IEC 27566-1, is free of charge. The European Commission, International Telecommunication Union and… |
| Jan 26, 2026 | How to regulate social media for teens (and make it stick): Inman Grant, Allen weigh inAs countries around the world line up online safety legislation to impose age checks on social media, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner… |
| Jan 20, 2026 | ISO 27566-1 advanced masterclass to go deep on practicalities of age assuranceThe Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has released tickets for the ISO 27566 Advanced Practitioner Masterclass, scheduled to run in… |
| Dec 16, 2025 | First international standard on age assurance sees publicationThe first international standard for age assurance technologies, ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025, has been published, capping off a remarkable year for the… |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Age assurance trial’s statement on bias called into question in data analysisIs age assurance fair for everyone? This is the question raised by a new analysis of Australia’s Age Assurance Technology… |
| Sep 24, 2025 | New Zealand takes stock of online age verification optionsAge assurance is on New Zealand’s agenda as the country advances its digital identity system and the Trust Framework that… |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Group repping Big Tech lodged complaint about Australia’s age assurance trialObjections to age verification tend to come from a few directions. There are those with concerns about user privacy and… |
| Sep 3, 2025 | ACCS to offer IAD compliance testing and certificationDeepfakes and synthetic data injection become a serious threat to biometric systems, not just to physical devices but also to… |
| Sep 2, 2025 | UK digital identity system needs accreditation overhaul, review formally requestedThe Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has filed a formal complaint with the continental oversight body for national conformity assessments,… |
| Sep 2, 2025 | ACCS announces certification capability for Canada’s age verification standardThe UK-based Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has announced it can now certify age verification and estimation technologies against Canada’s… |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Private, effective age verification is possible: Australia age assurance technology trial“Age assurance can be done in Australia and can be private, robust and effective.” This is the key finding of… |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Age assurance trial on track amid sweeping online regulatory changes in AustraliaAustralia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial is going well, thank you very much. That’s the gist of a post from the… |
| May 22, 2025 | Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial is halfway doneThe Age Assurance Technology Trial is about halfway through its vendor interviews – according to an email update, “the critical… |
| May 8, 2025 | Age assurance from Big Tech potential non-factor in Australian trialThe Age Assurance Technology Trial has released the minutes from its stakeholder advisory board meeting. The document provides an update… |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assuranceEpisode 2 of the Biometric Update Podcast is a dispatch from the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, held from… |
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…
