Latest news

To help you keep abreast of the latest news on the UKWAS review and revision process, updates will be posted here.

July 29^th, 2022

The Revision Working Group has completed its work on preparing a Pre-approval Draft and this has been approved at national level by the UKWAS Steering Group
Documentation has been finalised and the Pre-approval Draft and Consultation Report submitted to FSC UK and PEFC UK
PEFC UK and FSC UK are now preparing their bespoke documentation for submission to their respective international schemes who will check that all their scheme requirements have been met
It is usual for some conditions to be attached to any scheme endorsement / approval and these might require some changes to be made to the pre-approval draft text
Following international approval, the aim is for UKWAS 5 to be effective from 1^st April 2023
The finalised documentation is available on this page.

March 14^th, 2022

The consultation on the UKWAS 5 Second Revision Draft has concluded with 51 responses received
The Revision Working Group is very grateful for all the input received
The Working Group has now begun considering the responses and preparing a Pre-approval Draft.

October 19^th, 2021

October 1^st, 2021

A 60-day consultation on the UKWAS 5 Second Revision Draft (See News Release) has opened
A Consultation Paper and consultation template together with copies of the Second Revision Draft and Consultation Report are available here.
Stakeholders should make their input by November 30^th.

June 1^st, 2021

A 60-day consultation on the UKWAS 5 Initial Revision Draft (See News Release) has closed
38 responses were received from 35 organisations and individuals
The UKWAS Revision Working Group is now considering the stakeholder responses received
A Second Revision Draft will be released for a 60-day consultation on October 1st, 2021.

March 1^st, 2021 (further information here )

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