Conflict of Interest Policy

Purpose

declaration, assessment and management of personal or organisational conflicts

Scope

This policy applies to UKG personnel, contractors, subject-matter experts, assessors, decision-makers, administrators and candidates to the extent relevant to their role.

Mandatory controls

• Personnel must disclose actual, potential or perceived conflicts.
• A conflicted person may be removed, supervised, limited or replaced depending on risk.
• Candidate relationships, financial interests, recent training/consulting and employment relationships are considered.
• Undeclared conflicts may result in disciplinary or contractual action.

Required records

• Declaration, risk assessment, decision and mitigation.

Review and control

This controlled document is reviewed at least annually and whenever there is a material legal, scheme, technology, risk or accreditation change. The English master controls; translations must be reviewed after a material English change.