Cheque Printers
Cheque Printer Accreditation Scheme (CPAS)
CPAS was set up in 1995 with the aim of tackling fraud involving company cheques. The scheme requires that all cheques for use in the clearing process in Great Britain are produced by C&CCC accredited printers. It means there is much greater quality control in the paper, ink, and security features used in cheque production and it has helped reduce some types of cheque fraud, namely fraudulent alteration and counterfeit.
List of Accredited Cheque Printers (142kb)
All Accredited Cheque Printers must be certified to ISO27001 and to C&CCC Standard 55 and are required to print cheques in accordance with C&CCC Standard 3.1. Further information about these standards can be found here.
Members of CPAS receive a regular newsletter, ChequeMate, which keeps them up-to-date with the latest facts and figures, including fraud trends and technology developments. The C&CCC also produces a series of best practice guidelines for cheque printers and business users of cheques, which contain advice to help protect cheques from fraud and ensure the security and print quality of cheques.
How to Become an Accredited Cheque Printer