ACCREDITATION LEVELS

WHAT P.A.N ACCREDITATION COVERS

P.A.N accreditation Provides your organisation with the oversight of a recognised accreditation network, we assess the standards you are working to and if your organisation is up to standard we award you with accredited status.

Having P.A.N accreditation allows your organisation to demonstrate the professional level you are working at offering reassurance to the people you work with and professionals that you are a trusted and assessed organisation.

Frameworks include standards across:

Standards - Governance - Safeguarding - Ethics - Competence - Records - Information - Risk - Safety - Complaints - Oversight

You receive:

  • A unique accreditation number

  • An accreditation certificate and logos to use on your website and literature

  • Optional listing on the P.A.N Public Register

  • Renewal & Ongoing Standards - Accreditation is time-limited (usually 12 months)

THE BENEFITS OF BEING ACCREDITED

Accredited practitioners and services can:

  • Provide courts, families, and professionals with trusted evidence of standards - Demonstrate strong safeguarding and ethical practice - Use P.A.N accreditation branding (within guidelines)

  • Access CPD & specialist training - Strengthen funding bids and commissioning applications - Build public trust and professional credibility

    For McKenzie Friends, accreditation helps Litigants in Person distinguish between informal support and practitioners bound by professional standards.

For Contact Services, accreditation reassures Local Authorities, clients and referrers that services are safe, accountable, and child-focused.

PUBLIC REGISTER & VERIFICATION P.A.N provides: Accreditation verification to courts, solicitors & Local Authorities

P.A.N. accreditation is awarded in tiered levels to reflect an organisation’s stage of development and the strength of its practice. Each level confirms compliance with standards, while recognising increasing depth, consistency, and oversight.

Bronze Accreditation

Bronze accreditation confirms that essential baseline standards are in place. This includes core policies and procedures, safeguarding arrangements, defined professional boundaries, and compliance with key legal and information governance requirements. It demonstrates that an organisation is operating safely and responsibly.

Silver Accreditation

Silver accreditation recognises more established and consistent practice. Organisations demonstrate stronger governance, clearer quality assurance, embedded safeguarding and risk management, and evidence of staff competence and ongoing development. Standards are actively applied and monitored.

Gold Accreditation

Gold accreditation represents the highest standard within the P.A.N. framework. It reflects excellence in governance, safeguarding, accountability, and service delivery, supported by robust oversight, reflective practice, and continuous improvement. You receive:

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