April 2026 Standards Update

The status of the following standards has changed this month. Contact our expert consultants if you have any questions about how these changes affect your organisation.

  • ISO 22301
    Title: Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems — Requirements
    Stage: CD (Committee Draft)
  • ISO 19650 (Parts 1 & 2)
    Stage: DIS (Draft International Standard)
    • ISO/CD 19650-1 – Concepts and principles
    • ISO/CD 19650-2 – Information management process
  • ISO 53001
    Title: Management systems for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — Requirements
    Stage: FDIS (Final Draft International Standard)
  • ISO 27701:2025 Transition Guidance
    Title: Security techniques — Extension to ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002 for privacy information management — Requirements and guidelines.
    Stage: Published. NEW UKAS Transition Guidance.
  • ISO/FDIS 14001
    Title: Environmental management systems – Requirements.
    Stage: UNDER PUBLICATION
  • ISO 17024:2026
    Title: Conformity assessment — General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
    Stage: Published
  • ISO 17020:2026
    Title: Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies performing inspection
    Stage: Published
  • Cyber Essentials v3.3 (Danzell)
    Title: Cyber Essentials
    Stage: DRAFT (Publication date: 27th April 2026.)
  • FSSC 22000 v7 DRAFT
    Title: Food safety management system.
    Stage: DRAFT (Publication date: 6th May 2026. 1-year transition period.)

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