This is our Active Standard
The quality mark for safety, trust, and excellence in every fitness and leisure facility.
Developed by ukactive with leading sector partners, The Active Standard (TAS) sets the benchmark for operational quality, compliance, and risk management across the UK physical activity sector — helping you build safer, more trusted, and more resilient organisations.
What is The Active Standard?
The Active Standard (TAS) is a nationally recognised certification that ensures your facilities meet the standards necessary to deliver safe, inclusive, and high-quality experiences for your customers.
Built in collaboration with organisations including Sport England, CIMSPA, Right Directions and EuropeActive, The Active Standard is a baseline certification that confirms your compliance with UK law and regulation while demonstrating your commitment to raising standards across the sector.
It’s designed for all operator types — public, private, or independent — and provides a clear framework for achieving and maintaining operational excellence.
Key benefits:
- Demonstrates commitment to safety and inclusion
- Builds consumer trust and confidence
- Strengthens your reputation and brand
- Reduces operational and reputational risk
- Supports public health partnership opportunities
- Ensures compliance with UK law and regulations
How does it work?
The Active Standard certification process is designed to be straightforward, supportive, and impactful.
1. Enrolment
All ukactive operator members are automatically enrolled as part of their membership, free of charge. You’ll be contacted by the ukactive team to begin your journey based on your membership renewal date.
2. Assessment
The assessment is conducted online by an independent assessor from Right Directions and takes around 2–2.5 hours.
It covers 40 core questions on:
- Health and safety compliance
- Safeguarding protocols
- Professional standards
- Data protection
You’ll have up to six months to submit any follow-up evidence if needed.
3. Certification
Successful operators receive:
- A digital certificate to display at your site(s)
- Access to digital and print assets to promote your achievement
- Inclusion on ukactive’s internal register of certified operators
Certification is valid for three years, after which reassessment is required to maintain your status.
4. Support every step of the way
You’ll receive guidance materials, webinars (live or recorded), and ongoing support from ukactive and our assessment partners to ensure you’re fully prepared and confident in the process.
Get started
Book your free 30 minute consultation with our Risk and Standards Team. They'll guide you through the assessment journey, explain what's involved at each stage, and help you schedule your assessment date.
Freedom Leisure are proud to have TAS accreditation as it is important that our industry continues to deliver a high-quality service for our customers, even though challenging financial times. The guidance and webinar provided by Right Directions were very useful and reassuring to set our centres up for success.
Mark Wickham
COO, Freedom Leisure
Going through the Active Standard was a seamless process and the support offered throughout was excellent. Achieving the accreditation shows the importance we place on Health & Safety and overall standards and demonstrates our commitment to our customers and partners.
Iain Dixon
Head of Operations, Life Leisure
FAQs
What’s included in the assessment?
An online evaluation of your organisation’s compliance in health and safety, safeguarding, data protection, and professional standards.
How long does certification last?
Three years. You’ll need to complete a reassessment after that period to maintain certification.
Is there a cost to take part?
No. The Active Standard assessment is included free as part of ukactive operator membership.
Do I have to complete The Active Standard?
Yes. Assessment is mandatory for all ukactive operator members as part of our shared commitment to raising standards across the sector.
What support will I get?
You’ll have access to guidance documents, webinars, and dedicated support from our third-party assessment team.
Can I achieve The Active Standard if I’m not a member?
The Active Standard is exclusively for ukactive members. You must maintain active membership to enrol and to remain TAS certified.
Not a member?
To achieve certification, you’ll need to be a ukactive member.
Join today and start your journey toward a safer, more trusted, and more resilient operation.
