MCC VVB Accreditation — Assessment Report Templates v1.0

Instrument: Operational templates under MCC-400 v1.1 Section 4 (Tier 5; 14 days' notice, MCC-001 cl. 0083): (A) Desk Review Report (art. 20–22), (B) Competence Assessment Record (art. 23–25), (C) Witness Audit Report (art. 26–28), (D) Accreditation Decision Record (art. 29; MCC-100 cl. 0144–0145) Status: v1.0 DRAFT for adoption under FD-2026-08-24 item 3 — NOT ADOPTED. Put to 14 days' public consultation on 26 August 2026 (Tier 5, MCC-001 cl. 0083). Prepared: 25 August 2026 · Used with: the accreditation register at /portal/admin/vvb (each transition records who, when and on what basis; these reports are the "basis")

A. Desk Review Report (MCC-400 art. 20–22)

A.1 Identification. Applicant body · registry accreditation id · assessor (name, appointment date, art. 19) · desk review period (start; completion within 30 business days, art. 21) · application SHA-256 as signed (D10).

A.2 Completeness against art. 18 (a)–(h). One row per item: provided / provided after request (date of request, date of response — 15 business days, art. 21) / not provided. The platform's art. 20 checklist (evaluateApplication) is attached as the starting point; the assessor confirms or corrects each line with the evidence examined (file, page).

A.3 Eligibility (art. 13–16). (a) Legal entity in good standing — register extract checked, date. (b) ISO 14065 accreditation — certificate, scope, accreditation body, expiry, verified with the issuer (date, method); or equivalent programme accreditation → provisional route (art. 14). (c) Marine/coastal/blue-carbon experience — engagements examined. (d) Independence (art. 15) — ownership, clients, declarations examined; conflicts identified. (e) Insurance (art. 16) — insurer, policy, limits ≥ USD 2 m / 5 m, period; or equivalent cover proposed for the Programme Administrator's acceptance, with reasons.

A.4 Quality management (art. 18(d)). Standard followed; internal review before submission; document control; complaints handling; how the body would apply MCC-400 Sections 9–10 and Addendum 1 (AI-augmented engagements, art. 95–105).

A.5 Proposed Lead Auditors and Technical Experts (art. 18(c), 39, 25). Table: name · degree · ISO 14064-3 certification · years GHG V/V · families proposed · marine experience · art. 39 met on paper (Y/N) · to proceed to competence assessment (Y/N).

A.6 Findings. Non-conformities (numbered; requirement; evidence; what is required to close) · observations · information requests outstanding.

A.7 Recommendation (art. 22). Proceed to competence assessment for the auditors listed / do not proceed (reasons; art. 29(c) denial with reasons follows if the Programme Administrator agrees) / proceed on the provisional route (art. 14, 35).

A.8 Assessor's declaration. No conflict of interest with the applicant (MCC-700 §13); signed in the registry (name + hash).

B. Competence Assessment Record (MCC-400 art. 23–25) — one per Lead Auditor

Auditor · families applied for · (a) Technical examination — date, paper reference, score (≥ 70 % to pass, art. 24), areas of weakness · (b) Case study — case reference (a simulated MCC PDD or MR seeded with non-conformities and quantification errors), non-conformities planted / identified, quantification errors planted / identified, assessor's rating · (c) Interview — date, panel, topics (MCC-100, MCC-200, the family methodologies, MCC-400, MCC-850 and the AI layer), rating · Outcome — approved for families [ ] / not approved (retake after 90 days, art. 24) · Technical Experts: evidence of qualifications and ≥ 5 years' experience examined (art. 25).

C. Witness Audit Report (MCC-400 art. 26–28)

C.1 Engagement witnessed. Project · validation or verification · actual or simulated · dates · VVB team (lead, experts) · MCC-appointed witness assessor.

C.2 Evaluation (art. 27). For each of (a) application of the methodology, (b) evidence gathering and sampling (Addendum 1 art. 99–103 minimum sampling where the AI layer was used), (c) site-visit procedures, (d) findings identification and communication, (e) quantification review (including the project-specific buffer rate and, for MCU projects, the unit basis), (f) report quality and completeness (Validation/Verification Report Templates v1.0): what was observed, conformity (conforms / minor NC / major NC), evidence.

C.3 AI-layer conduct (Addendum 1). Whether the team treated AI findings as input rather than conclusion (art. 104–105); whether disagreements were documented; sampling performed independently of the AI score.

C.4 Findings and corrective actions. Numbered; severity; closure requirements and deadline.

C.5 Recommendation (art. 28). Full accreditation / provisional accreditation with the conditions listed (art. 35–36: peer review of every report, ≤ 3 engagements a year, witness audit within 12 months) / denial with reasons.

C.6 Assessor's declaration. As A.8.

D. Accreditation Decision Record (MCC-400 art. 29; MCC-100 cl. 0144–0145)

Applicant · decision: full accreditation / provisional accreditation (conditions, deadline for each) / denial (reasons; appeal route MCC-700 §15, 30 days) · scope granted: families [ ], services [ ] · approved Lead Auditors by family (art. 40) · expiry (5 years, art. 10; cl. 0145) · basis: Desk Review Report (hash), Competence Assessment Records (hashes), Witness Audit Report (hash) · decided by (role; not the assessor — MCC-100 cl. 0039) · vote where a body decided · date · registry transition reference (the action recorded at /portal/admin/vvb/[id]) · publication: the public register at /transparency/vvbs is updated on the decision; the decision record is published with personal data redacted (MCC-700 §14.3).

E. Renewal (art. 77–78) and scope extension (art. 33)

Use A (desk review of the renewal application and the performance record, Section 11) and, where warranted, C. Scope extension uses B for the new family and A.3(c) for family experience.

Change log — v1.0 DRAFT (25 Aug 2026): first issue.