Mind the gap: the building control recruitment crisis facing UK local authorities

Local authority building control teams are facing a perfect storm of rising demand, tighter regulation and a shrinking talent pool. Nicky Roger explores how the profession is meeting recruitment and retention challenges The post Mind the gap: the building control recruitment crisis facing UK local authorities appeared first on Construction Management.

Building control shake-up backed by ministers

£55m workforce boost promised as Government weighs single regulatory system

‘Conflicting, fragmented’ building control system needs revamp, Hackitt panel says

The building control system needs a revamp “from first principles” to meet its minimum standards, an independent panel led by Dame Judith Hackitt (pictured) has said. The UK’s building control system is “characterised by fragmentation, conflicting incentives and uneven statutory capacity”, the Building Control Independent… The post ‘Conflicting, fragmented’ building control system needs revamp, Hackitt panel says appeared first on Construction News.

Building control report proposes changes to ‘broken system’

The Building Control Independent Panel (BCIP) has published its report on the future of the building control system in England. The post Building control report proposes changes to ‘broken system’ appeared first on Construction Management.

Assent collapse contributes to ‘severe backlog’ at London council

A London local authority has blamed the collapse of private companies for its “severe backlog” in building control services. Ealing Council has warned residents about the issues and advised them to use private companies if they can. A spokesperson said the issues began following the… The post Assent collapse contributes to ‘severe backlog’ at London council appeared first on Construction News.

HM Government - Manual to the Building Regulations, July 2020

The Building Act 1984 set up a simple way of regulating building in England (and, at the time, in Wales). This new system was explained by a manual, the "Manual to the Building Regulations". The old manual is now out of date. This current manual (attached) replaces previous manuals in England Dame Judith Hackitt led the Independent Review of Building Regulations & Fire Safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Dame Judith’s expert group called for this manual to be revised and made available

Jewson - All You Need To Know About Building Regulations, 20072020

A Toolkit Talks session from Anna Thompson of LABC who explains 'everything you need to know about Building Regulations'.

Quadrant Building Control - Changes to Changing Places: New Part M Volume 2 Amendment, 12082020

Steve Kidd from Quadrant Building Control explains this important amendment to Approved Document M - Volume 2 ... Changing Place Facilities and WCs ... that was published by the Government on the 19th July 2020

InfoTrack UK - Webinar: Planning & Building Regulations: A guide for conveyancing firms, 15092021

The ongoing evolution of housing, planning, and development regulations in the UK means conveyancers need to stay up-to-date to keep transactions moving and advise clients accordingly. Steve Johnson, National Key Account Manager at CLS Property Insight, discusses planning and building regulations and their effect on the conveyancing process.

Quadrant Building Control - The Building Regulations Approval Process, 12022019

A lot of people think making a Building Regulations application is a complicated process, but it really doesn't have to be. This video explains how the approved inspects of Building Regulations process works from start to finish: It's essentially the same if you're building a small extension to a house, or constructing a multi-million pound mixed-use building

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