What are the Validation and Verification Body (VVB) requirements for VVBs that have performed verification activity of a given PoA previously?

What are the Validation and Verification Body (VVB) requirements for VVBs that have performed verification activity of a given PoA previously?

If the same VVB wishes to perform verification of a given PoA for which they have performed validation activity (including the inclusion of Voluntary Project Activity (VPA)/Component Project Activity (CPA), renewal of crediting period, design change review), the VVB shall ensure that the integrity and impartiality of the verification audit are maintained. In such cases, the VVB shall meet the following requirements:

  1. The VVB shall ensure that the entire verification audit team, including the lead auditors, auditors and sectoral experts, are different from the team that performed the validation activity (including the inclusion of VPA/CPA, renewal of crediting period, design change review).

AND

  1. The VVB shall transparently disclose in the verification report that the same VVB has performed validation activity (including the inclusion of VPA/CPA, renewal of crediting period, design change review) for the given PoA. The VVB shall disclose the details of the audit team, including names of all the team members and their roles in the previous audit performed by the same VVB.