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For HE people worrying whether they can cancel some activities (e.g. lab work) without jeopardising accreditation, here's the IoP's statement: https://www.iop.org/covid-19-degree-accreditation
Importantly, they recognise that changes may have to be made "in order to protect the health, welfare and safety of students and staff OR to follow the advice of local or national authorities" [my emphasis].
tl;dr: the IoP don't want us to harm our students. Be like the IoP.
tl;dr: the IoP don't want us to harm our students. Be like the IoP.
The RSC are a little less accommodating, but they still recognise that changes are necessary:
https://www.rsc.org/globalassets/03-membership-community/degree-accreditation/rsc-degree-accreditation-in-exceptional-circumstances---update-august-2020.pdf
https://www.rsc.org/globalassets/03-membership-community/degree-accreditation/rsc-degree-accreditation-in-exceptional-circumstances---update-august-2020.pdf
And here's the RSB: not updated since March as far as I can see, but with very similar phrasing to the IoP including that useful "or".
https://www.rsb.org.uk/about-us/covid-19
https://www.rsb.org.uk/about-us/covid-19
Conclusion: there is plenty scope to push back against the "but the Three-Letter-Abbreviations who accredit our degrees say we have to do the Dangerous Thing" argument, if you should happen to hear it from management.
Be prepared to push.
Be prepared to push.
