We looked for the organisation's published accreditation criteria or assessment framework. The "Our Standards" and "Quality Framework" sections describe the framework in general terms, including the statement "evidence-based quality criteria for every CPD activity" and, in two separate sections, an "ISO-aligned quality framework". We looked for the criteria themselves in readable form on the pages reviewed and did not find them. Links labelled "Download Criteria Guide" and "Download Free Guide" appear in three places on the page (under the "How It Works" and "Accreditation Process" sections, and under "Resources & Insights"); all point to "#" in the page source, and we could not confirm what they lead to.
We looked for pricing information, or a stated basis for pricing, on the pages reviewed and did not find any.
A "Terms of Use" document is published on the page. It is a general website terms document covering acceptable use, intellectual property in CPD Chamber's own content, limitation of liability and governing law. One clause addresses accreditation specifically, stating that accreditation decisions are made at CPD Chamber's discretion and describing an award as "a privilege, not a right" that "may be withdrawn if standards are not maintained". We looked for terms addressing renewal, refunds, or use of the accreditation mark by accredited organisations, and did not find them on the pages reviewed.
A Privacy Policy is published on the page, covering the information collected, its use, legal basis, retention and data subject rights.
We looked for a complaints policy addressing accreditation decisions or service disputes and did not find one. The page includes an Accessibility Statement with a "Formal Complaints" section, but this addresses accessibility feedback only and directs unresolved accessibility complaints to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The website is served over HTTPS.
The website states that the "Courses & Programmes" accreditation pathway includes "course-level curriculum and assessment mapping" and "certificate issuance rules per programme completion". This is presented separately from the "CPD Providers" pathway, described as an "organisation-wide quality and governance review".
We looked for a statement that accredited courses or activities carry a unique accreditation number, checkable against a published list, and did not find one. The website separately states that certificates issued to employees under the Employer Frameworks pathway carry "unique codes employees can share with clients"; this is a claim about employee certificates rather than about accredited courses or providers.
The website states that a "verification portal" and a "publicly searchable provider directory" are part of its offer, and that provider accreditation includes "Directory listing". We looked for an accessible directory or verification page on the pages reviewed and did not find one; the associated links point to "#" in the page source.
Annual review is stated in several places, including "Annual review cycle to maintain standards", "Ongoing Annual Standards Review" and "Accreditations are reviewed yearly to ensure ongoing compliance with quality standards".
SOURCES:
https://www.cpdchamber.com/ | Home page (Our Standards, Quality Framework, Accreditation Process, Resources & Insights, Get Accredited sections; Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, Cookie Policy and Accessibility Statement text) | accessed 27 August 2026
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N/A
- ICO registration date
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N/A
- Activities individually accredited
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N/A
- Review frequency
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N/A
- Criteria published
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Referred to but not published
- Pricing published
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Not found
- Terms published
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Published
- Privacy policy published
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Published
- Complaints policy published
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Not found
- Website secure (HTTPS)
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Yes
- Individual assessment stated
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Stated
- Accreditation number stated
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Not stated
- Verification route
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Not found
- Review cycle stated
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Stated
- ICO registration
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Not found