Guidance
Structural assessments and investigations
Guidance for responsible bodies on how to select and appoint structural engineers.
Applies to England
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This guidance has been produced to help responsible bodies seeking professional advice about their buildings get appropriate support from structural engineers.
It is for:
- local authorities (for community, voluntary-controlled schools, foundation schools and maintained nursery schools)
- academy trusts (for academies and free schools
- governing bodies (for voluntary-aided schools)
- school/college leaders, staff and governing bodies in:
- further education colleges and designated institutions
- sixth form colleges
- maintained schools, academies and free schools
- pupil referral units
- city technology colleges
- non-maintained special schools
- maintained nursery schools
Updates to this page
Published 11 December 2025