Effective August 23, 2024, SLCP is charging an application fee for the following:
- New Verifier Body candidate to become an SLCP approved VB. Applicant must be APSCA Full Member*.
- Supplemental application by an approved SLCP Verifier Body to operate in one or more new countries. VB must be APSCA Full or Provisional Member**.
- New Verifier application associated with an approved SLCP Verifier Body. Verifiers must be APSCA ASCA or CSCA in good standing associated with APSCA Full or Provisional Member or APSCA Applicant Member Firm***.
- Supplemental application f[HM1] [MOU2] or an approved Verifier to operate in one or more new countries. Verifiers must be APSCA ASCA or CSCA in good standing associated with APSCA Full or Provisional Member or APSCA Applicant Member Firm.
* APSCA Full Member: These VBs have met all the requirements set by APSCA and have full membership status.
**APSCA Provisional Member: These VBs are in a transitional stage and have met most of the APSCA requirements but may still have some conditions to fulfil.
***APSCA Applicant Member Firm: These VBs are in the initial stage of the application process. They are working towards meeting the APSCA requirements and are required to achieve provisional status by March 1, 2025.
The table below summarizes all the application fees in place:
| Process | Applied to | Amount (USD) | Paid by | What does this fee cover | ||
| Application | VB Initial |
Full APSCA member who wants to become an SLCP-approved Verifier Body.
|
USD 390 | Verifier Body to SLCP (1 time fee) | Internal application reviews; VB comms; VB dashboard updates. | |
| VB Supplemental Application | SLCP-approved Verifier Body, (APSCA Full or Provisional Member) who wants to apply for one or more new countries in which you want to operate | USD 165 | Verifier Body to SLCP | Internal application reviews; VB comms; VB dashboard updates; APSCA outreach to cross check data. | ||
| Verifier Initial Application | ASCA* |
APSCA ASCA or CSCA Auditor Member in good standing associated with an approved SLCP VB (APSCA Full/ Provisional/ Applicant member) who wants to become an SLCP approved Verifier.
|
USD 615 | Verifier Body to SLCP(1 time fee) | Detailed internal application reviews (specifically on previous social audit experience); Verifier comms; dashboard updates; APSCA outreach to cross check data; exam; proctor fees; red flagging for SLCP; mandatory desktop review*(VOO) | |
| CSCA** | USD 465 | internal application review; Verifier comms; dashboard updates; APSCA outreach to cross check data; exam; proctor fees; red flagging for SLCP; mandatory desktop review*(VOO) | ||||
| Verifier Supplemental Application Cost for ASCA and CSCA | SLCP-approved Verifier with APSCA ASCA or CSCA status in good standing, associated with an APSCA Full/ Provisional/ Applicant member and you want to apply for one or more new countries in which you want to operate. | USD 190 | Verifier Body to SLCP | Internal application reviews; VE comms; VB dashboard updates. | ||
How to pay the application fees:
- Verifier Body Scheme Managers or Administrators will complete the SLCP VB/Verifier Application Fees - Payment Form
- This form will initiate the billing process, where SLCP will issue an invoice to the Verifier Body for the selected items and the total amount. SLCP will be issuing invoices on a weekly basis. Pay special attention to the fields you are filling out, because the invoice will be based on your selections which can include payment for both VB and Verifier applications within the same submission.
- Once SLCP receives the payment confirmation from the VB, the Verifier Body will receive a unique payment confirmation code from SLCP for each purchased item.
The Verifier Body can proceed to the Sumerra site (VB Application, Verifier Application) to submit their application(s) with the applicable payment confirmation code for each type of application. We recommend VBs set up a payment tracking system to keep an inventory of used and unused payment codes, as each code can only be used once.
Detailed info on the application fees and related payment can be found here.