I have to side with Tom on this one. Accreditation only provides independant verifcation of processess and proceedures. It provides increased confidence (in both the human and statistical senses) in the service provided. It does not prove that your standard is correct.
Documentation and accreditation are two entirely different things. Documentation is keeping track of a quantified chain of inference leading to a conclusion regarding the uncertainty of a measurement. If documentation has not been done, there is no basis for ANY claim about the uncertainty of a measurement.
Accreditation is the process of evaluating and auditing someone's procedures (including their documentation) by a third party.
Accreditation is not necessary to have a basis for a claim of the bounds of uncertainty of a measurement, but documentation is.
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