UK Building Control Surveyor Competence Registration and Validation

The new Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has been introduced to ensure consistency across the building control profession and to drive-up standards in competency for statutory approvals of all building work.  As part of this new Act, a register for all building control professionals undertaking restricted activities and functions within the HSE is being introduced.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) published part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022 on 17 August. Key pieces of secondary legislation including clearer accountability for the safety of HRBs (and non-HRBs) throughout design, construction and occupation.

The new legislation lays out details for new duty holder roles and duties, timelines and other changes to workflow and process. This competency comes into effect from 1st October 2023 as well as the online BSR Register.

• Competence of building control surveyors must be validated to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator, understand the implication of the new guidance and the duties requirements.
• The BICoF will apply to all building control professionals in both public and private sectors. This will show the competency levels and subject areas that BC professionals will need to demonstrate competency. Take stock of where we are and assess how to prove competence?

David Savage

David is a leading UK and international construction lawyer. He is a partner in international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, where he co-leads the firm’s Construction and Infrastructure sector. He is dual qualified as both a barrister and a UK solicitor. He is ranked as a Band 1 partner and Leading Individual in both Chambers and Legal 500 guides to the UK legal profession.

David acts for international governments, designers, contractors, developers and funders across a wide range of construction and infrastructure projects, both on transactional and dispute resolution related work. In his UK work, he has particular experience in advising on fire safety and fire safety related defects claims. In his international work, David has particular experience in acting for international governments on major airport developments.

David regularly writes and speaks on construction law and the construction sector. He is often quoted in the trade and national press on such matters. He is an editor of "Partnering and Collaborative Working" (published by Informa Law / Routledge) which brought together leading construction industry and legal experts to discuss key elements of partnering and collaborative working processes and how they can be implemented legally, technically, and culturally in the construction sector.

• Join David Savage as he explains what the new duty holder requirements are to ensure they are competence.