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Professional standards

Accreditations, membership and data protection.

People's Views works in market research recruitment, where respondent trust, clear consent and professional conduct matter. This page brings our current public trust signals together in one place, with room to add future accreditations as the company grows.

Market Research Society

MRS membership and recruiter accreditation

The Market Research Society is the UK professional body for research, insight and analytics. MRS promotes professional standards for the sector through its Code of Conduct, training, qualifications and accreditation routes.

The Recruiter Accreditation Scheme supports high standards in qualitative research recruitment. It is relevant to how respondents are approached, screened and managed before research takes place.

ICO ZA049904

Data protection

ICO registration

People's Views Ltd is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office under registration number ZA049904.

The ICO register is the public register for organisations and people registered under the Data Protection Act 2018.

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ZypherLock security certificate ZR-UK17392

Security assurance

ZypherLock security certificate

People's Views uses ZypherLock security assurance for software protection and audit-led controls.

Certificate number: ZR-UK17392

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Working standards

Standards we follow and align with

These are the practical standards and principles we use to guide recruitment, data handling, communication and security. Where a standard is listed as an alignment rather than a certification, we state that plainly.

MRS Code of Conduct Professional conduct, respondent care and research integrity.
MRS Recruiter Accreditation Scheme Recruitment practice, screening, respondent clarity and quality expectations.
UK GDPR and PECR Consent-led contact, privacy controls, data minimisation and communication preferences.
ICO registration ZA049904 Registered data protection fee payer with public ICO registration details.
BS ISO 20252 principles We use this as a reference point for market, opinion and social research quality, without claiming certification unless formally certified.
ZypherLock security assurance Certificate ZR-UK17392. Linked to application security controls and audit-led protection practices.