Accreditation Return Schedule
Find out about the Return schedule and maintaining the Accreditation Standard between Returns.
The schedule
The Return Schedule
An award of Full Accreditation is valid for approximately five years, at which point your museum will be invited to provide a Return to demonstrate continuing compliance with the Accreditation Standard.
Please note that due to the pause of the scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic some museums have had their Accreditation award extended for longer than five years.
We are pleased to share the Return schedule for those fully Accredited Museums that are due to submit Returns in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025.
We’ll publish a further Return schedule phase later in 2024.
How do I submit my Return?
How do I submit my Return?
To find out how to apply and what you’ll need to submit and, please see our Accreditation Returns Information Sheet and FAQs.
For the full suite of Accreditation Returns guidance please visit our How to apply - Accreditation Returns page.
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Maintaining the Accreditation Standard between Returns
Museum Accreditation is the UK industry standard for museums. It is the mark of a professionally run museum with a strong foundation. If your museum holds a Full Accreditation award we expect the essential policies, plans and procedures to be reviewed regularly and updated at least every five years. For more information please see Maintaining the requirements of the Accreditation standard between Returns,.
Find out about maintaining the requirements of the Accreditation standard between returns
Keeping in touch
Keeping in touch
You can keep up to date with the latest updates to the Scheme (plus wider news from the Museums and Cultural Property team at Arts Council) via the quarterly museums newsletter.
We also recommend keeping in touch with your regional museum development team as we’ll also share any updates with them.
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Have a look at the museums interim schedule
How do I submit my Return?
Find out about maintaining the requirements of the Accreditation standard between returns