Statement of Applicability
STATEMENT OF APPLICABILITY (SoA)
KGS Ltd is an independent market, opinion and social research organisation offering research insights and solutions. KGS Ltd does not subcontract any services related to field data collection, data processing or analysis.
KGS outsources CATI and Qualitative moderation when needed to an ISO 20252:2019 accredited agency. The details of the chosen agency will be shared with the end client and agreed prior to commission.
KGS Ltd delivers Consumer and Business to Business face to face projects throughout the UK.
KGS Ltd has elected to include Research teams, Sampling, Fieldwork, Physical Observation, Self-completion, Data Management, processing and coding to be attested to ISO20252:2019 in accordance with Annexes B, C, E and F. KGS Ltd has elected to exclude Annex A, Sampling and Annex D, Digital Observation from attestation
| Annex | Attested | Excluded | Explanation | Annex Senior Manager |
| Annex A – Sampling | No | Yes | Sampling is not something KGS provides. If Sampling is required this is provided by the client. | N/A |
| Annex B – Fieldwork | Face to Face Fieldwork, CAPI, CAWI, PAPI, Quantitative, Qualitative Recruitment | CATI and Qualitative Moderation and reporting | CATI – Outsourced. Moderation and Reporting – Outsourced | Angela Prescott MD |
| Annex C – Physical Observation | Fieldwork Research team | None | N/A | Angela Prescott MD |
| Annex D – Digital observation | No | Yes | Digital observation is not a service that KGS has offered nor been required to complete. | N/A |
| Annex E – Self-completion | Fieldwork teams, web and paper self completions | None | N/A | Angela Prescott MD |
| Annex F – Data management and processing | Scripting, Data Processing & Coding | None | N/A | Dave White Head of IT Operations |
Angela Prescott, KGS Managing Director confirms conformity to this SoA V7 July 2023