Royal Holloway has received certificates from both NQA and Visit Britain to prove the university has worked hard and complied with all regulations in seeking to create a Covid-19 secure campus.

The NQA is a Covid Secure Guideline Verification certificate which verifies that the university has met the relevant guidance and best practice to mitigate the transmission of Covid-19 in accordance to government guidelines.

Visit Britain has awarded the university its ‘Good to Go’ Covid-19 industry standard and consumer mark.

The NQA Covid Secure Guideline Verification is an independent third party verification and is designed to give companies, employees and customers confidence that an organisation has met specific government guidelines.

This involves a review of the risk assessments and other documentation and then a physical inspection of the campus.

Visit Britain’s ‘Good to go’ certificate is an industry standard and consumer mark created to reassure people that a business adheres to Government and public health guidance and provides reassurance to local residents and visitors that clear processes are in place across campus and that as a business, we are good to go.

Businesses across the UK are assessed by Visit Britain according to their respective national guidance, including the social distancing and cleanliness protocols that must be in place.

Douglas Searle, Health and Safety Director at Royal Holloway, said: “We have worked hard over the summer to seek to create a Covid secure campus and these audits verifies that this work meets the relevant guidance.

“As we move into the start of teaching, we will be continuing to review the measures we have in place and will be working with everyone in our community to ensure we all play our part in reducing the spread of Covid.”

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