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When you need building regs approval, how to apply, using a competent person scheme, and determinations and appeals.
You must check if you need approval before you construct or change…
You do not need to apply for approval if the work is exempt or not covered…
Competent person schemes are a way for tradespeople to prove their ability…
Contact a ‘building control body’ (BCB) to check the building regulations…
You can appeal to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) if: a registered…
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Duties, professional codes and standards and registration information.
Find details of a building control approver listed on the register of building control approvers (RBCAs) for England.
What happens when the Building Safety Regulator investigates a registered building control approver in England or Wales, or a local authority in England.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
The codes and standards that building control bodies must follow.
This page explains the Building Safety Regulator's inspection selection criteria and how it will prioritise the inspection of building control bodies.
Information on reversions for members of the public.
How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders
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