Section 1 of 5
Identity and legal status
We looked for the legal entity behind the website on the home, Features, Pricing, FAQ, CPD Register, Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy pages. The site names the business as "CPD NSA", with the header text "National Standards Authority", and does not name a registered company or display a company number on the pages reviewed. The Terms & Conditions refer to "CPD NSA (referred to as "the Company"" without naming a company, and state that they are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The Privacy Policy names "CPD NSA" as the data controller without an address. A Companies House name search for "CPD NSA" did not return a company of that name. We looked for connected businesses on the pages reviewed and did not identify any. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Companies House number
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No
- Incorporation date
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N/A
- Legal entity identified
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Not identified
- Legal form
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Not identified
- Register status
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Not applicable
- Number displayed on site
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Not applicable
- Filings consistent
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Not assessable
- Connected businesses
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None identified
Section 2 of 5
Contactability
The footer and the Privacy Policy publish email addresses at the cpdnsa.org.uk domain, and the Terms & Conditions and FAQ give a separate address for verification enquiries. We looked for a postal address and a telephone number on the home, Features, Pricing, FAQ, CPD Register, Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy pages and did not find either; the paths /about, /contact and /complaints returned a page-not-found message. The Privacy Policy refers to an appointed "data privacy manager" without naming the person; we did not find a named contact on the pages reviewed. We looked for a live chat facility and did not find one. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Live chat
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No
- Address published
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Not found
- Telephone published
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Not found
- Email published
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Yes
- Named contact published
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Not found
References
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FAQ
www.cpdnsa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 3 of 5
Published information
The FAQ states that activities are "reviewed and assessed against a universally accepted and structured checklist developed by The CPD NSA", and the Terms & Conditions refer to the "CPD NSA Accreditation Framework". We looked for the checklist or framework itself and did not find it on the pages reviewed. The Pricing page publishes two plans with unlimited activity accreditation: Premium at £360 a year and Standard at £60 a month; the home page and FAQ state that Approved Provider status is free. The Terms & Conditions also state a fee of £1 per registered learner certificate. Terms & Conditions specific to the accreditation service are published, covering contract formation, accreditation of each activity type, fees, intellectual property and termination. A Privacy and Cookies Policy is published, with an effective date of January 2024. We looked for a complaints procedure on the pages reviewed and did not find one. The site is served over HTTPS.
The Terms & Conditions state that CPD courses are "subject to a comprehensive assessment" and that courses covering multiple subjects must be submitted individually. The FAQ states that approved providers receive "a unique approval number"; we looked for a unique accreditation number for each accredited activity and did not find one stated. The CPD Register page is a form headed "Verify a provider or activity here", and the FAQ states that verification requests are answered by email "from our CPD NSA register"; we did not find a public list. The Terms & Conditions state that course, webinar, podcast, editorial and trainer accreditation is valid for 36 months, after which renewal is required. An ICO register search by organisation name returned no entries; no postcode was available for a postcode search. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- ICO number
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No
- ICO registration date
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N/A
- Activities individually accredited
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Yes (stated)
- Review frequency
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36-month accreditation validity, renewal required (stated)
- Criteria published
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Referred to but not published
- Pricing published
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Published
- 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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On request
- Review cycle stated
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Stated
- ICO registration
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Not found
References
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FAQ
www.cpdnsa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Pricing
www.cpdnsa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
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Section 4 of 5
Advertising and claims
The home page describes CPD NSA as "the UK's leading independent CPD accreditation institution" and lists "Approved Providers 8000+", "Accredited Activities 17,500+", "Certificates Issued 2,876,450+" and "Centre Approval Time <48 hours". It states that free provider approval "incurs a fee elsewhere in the UK" and describes CPD NSA as "Market Leaders". The FAQ states "We offer flexible payment options and are up to 70% less expensive than our competitors!" and that the certification process has been "refined over the past few decades". The home page section headed "WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF BEING AN APPROVED PROVIDER?" carries the text "Describe the product here. Include important features, pricing and other relevant info." Accessed 28 October 2026.
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FAQ
www.cpdnsa.org.uk · accessed 28 Oct 2026
Section 5 of 5
Regulatory record
We searched the ASA rulings database for "CPD NSA" and "cpdnsa". Both searches returned no rulings, informally resolved cases or database cases. We also searched the web for published ASA rulings and for ICO, Trading Standards and CMA enforcement action naming "CPD NSA". No published ruling or enforcement action naming this organisation was identified. Accessed 28 October 2026.
- Published rulings
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None identified
