Publicly Available Specification

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[edit] Publicly Available Specification (PAS)

A Publicly Available Specification (PAS) (sometimes inaccurately referred to as a Publicly Available Standard) is a formal standards document produced by the British Standards Institution (BSI) under sponsorship from a commissioning body. A PAS is not a full British Standard in itself, but is developed using a similar process and can lead on to full status as a British Standard.

Developing a PAS is a way to create a credible private or public standard covering products or processes. Unlike a full British Standard, a PAS does not require a full consensus among a panel of experts, and hence can be published more quickly. The result is a best practice guidance document, which may be reviewed in under two years from publication.

[edit] List of Publicly Available Specifications

• PAS 78: Guid to good practice in commissioning accessible websites

[edit] External links

• BSI: about Publicly Available Specifications