Personal Identifier Questions

Personal Identifier Questions (PIQs) are set by ABC and are used as a means of audit verification. View more information.

Latest Changes

October 2010

• Appeal procedure: Where a member appeals against a decision in relation to an audit, the timescale within which the Director of Audit will investigate and provide a decision has been amended from 5 working days to 10 working days.

Previous Changes

June 2009

• For shows ending on or after 1 September 2009, simplification of the reporting of attendance figures to Total Unique Attendance broken down by Visitor Attendance and Exhibitor Attendance, including for COAs (not Profiles) the removal of the need to audit registration information and option of reporting repeat visits for visitor attendance

 October 2007

• Transfer attendance: to be broken out for shows ending after 1 January 2008
• Publicising attendance figures: minor change prior to certificate issue
• Publicising audit reports: ABC to issue press release for re-issued certificates

June 2007

• Issue of certificate: audit before issue
• Deadline for submission of return form
• Transfer attendance: recording transfer visitors using mobile light pens

 December 2006

• On-line and telephone registrations - use of the personal identifier question

 June 2005

• Co-located show publicity

 December 2004

• Certificate of attendance: multiple & auto registered visitors
• ABC Byelaw change: issue of first certificate

 June 2004

• Launch of new certificate of attendance (breaking out registered visitor and other attendance)

 September 2003

• Co-located show publicity

 February 2003

• Attendance affected by circumstances outside organiser's control

 December 2002

• Previous show registered visitors: demographics
• Multiple registration documents to support demographics

 June 2002

• Treatment of co-located shows
• Profile certificate: non-registered attendance

 December 2001

• Profile certificate: completion of demographics