Please check your scope of accreditation in the FORS evidencing system before submitting your application to make sure you include all operating centres in scope, but no more than that. Remember that both your Bronze and Silver accreditations need to be maintained and remember that there must be a minimum of 30 days left on your Bronze accreditation when submitting evidence for a Gold application.

To assist Gold members with submitting case studies to meet the G3 Published and updated case study requirement, FORS has introduced a template. Operators submitting a Gold application for the first time, and those re-submitting their case study as part of their Gold re-approval process, are required to use this template. Please note that applications submitted using a previous case study template will be rejected so please ensure you download and fill in the latest version. Operators submitting a re-approval application should also note that the case study needs to be a review of the last 12 months and not a copy of the previous submission.

The new Gold case study template is available to download from the relevant section of the evidencing system or you can click the button below to access the template for G3.

Furthermore, in order to help you in your progression to FORS Gold, FORS has produced two guidance templates which can be completed to demonstrate how you meet FORS Gold requirements G8 Noise assessment and G9 Modal shift and alternative vehicles.

Whilst the templates are not mandatory to use, you are encouraged to use these to ensure that you cover all aspects of the requirements. However if you have your own templates which contain the same information, these will be accepted as evidence and should be uploaded in the usual way. The templates are available to download from the relevant section of the evidencing system or you can click the buttons below to access them.

To gain Gold accreditation, you need to provide evidence for every operating centre that is in scope of accreditation demonstrating that they meet the specific requirements. To apply for Gold  then please click here.

FORS Gold accreditation does not require a physical audit.

Within 15 working days of evidence submitted, FORS will either:

• Accredit your company to FORS Gold
• Request you to provide further evidence to meet the requirement
• Not accredit the company, giving reasons for such a decision

Following accreditation, you will receive your FORS Gold certificate. As a FORS Gold operator, you only need to book your Bronze re-audit once in every two years, but you still have to make sure your Silver and Gold evidence is supplied yearly. For an overview on audits, click here.