Fee Schedule & Financial Transparency

All fees are charged in accordance with the published Fee Schedule (Annex to the Rules for Charging), which is reviewed annually and is available in the Document Library and from the finance office. Assessment time is charged by the working day; the CAB bears the costs incurred in organising the assessment.

• Application fee — non-refundable flat administrative fee payable on submission of the application, covering the administrative review.
• Assessment & document review fees — charged per assessor working day (preparation, document review, on-site assessment, reporting, decision preparation) at the day-rates published in the Fee Schedule; minimum charging increments are defined there.
• Annual maintenance fee — levied per accredited scope/organisation size as defined in the Fee Schedule, covering surveillance between assessments.
• Travel & hospitality — travel time, mileage/transport, accommodation and subsistence are billed at cost or at the standard rates in the Fee Schedule; assessors do not accept hospitality from the assessed CAB.
• Extension & re-assessment — scope extensions mid-cycle are charged per assessment day actually used; re-assessment before renewal is quoted per programme; fees are independent of the decision outcome.

Current amounts and the calculation bases are published in the Fee Schedule document; for a tailored quotation contact the finance office through the contact form.