Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
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Approval date 13 July 2021
ACCS tests that age assurance products work. Age assurance products allow organisations to estimate or verify a person’s age so they can purchase/ access age restricted products or services. The ACCS scheme includes data protection criteria (ACCS 2:2021) for those organisations operating or using those age assurance products.
Scheme criteria
Scheme owner
Age Check Certification Scheme Ltd
Unit 321B Broadstone Mill
Broadstone Road
Stockport
SK5 7DL
0345 257 0018
UKAS accredited certification bodies
AVID Certification Services Ltd
Accreditation Reference: 21037
Unit 321B Broadstone Mill
Broadstone Road Stockport
SK5 7DL
You can find a list of certified companies on the ACCS website.