ISO 27566 Clause 7 - Governance and Accountability
Establish governance structures with designated responsible persons, operational policies, effectiveness reviews, documentation, transparency, and regulatory cooperation for age assurance systems
Where this comes from
Provision: Clause 7 - Governance and Accountability
Instrument: ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025
Citation: ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025, Age assurance systems -- Framework, Clause 7: Governance and Accountability
Text version: ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
…unless:
- Age verification method: No age verification
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Process is documented and accessible
- Process steps are implemented in system
- Process outcomes are recorded
- Process can be audited
- Test: a full walkthrough of the process completes end-to-end
Questions people ask
- Does ISO 27566 Clause 7 - Governance and Accountability apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18. It does not apply where Age verification method: No age verification.
- From when does this apply?
- ISO 27566 Clause 7 - Governance and Accountability applies from 15 January 2025. Its current status is: in force.
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