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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).
Find details of a building control approver listed on the register of building control approvers (RBCAs) for England.
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 if you think your project should not have to comply with…
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
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
What happens when the Building Safety Regulator investigates a registered building control approver in England or Wales, or a local authority in England.
We regulate higher-risk buildings and work to raise safety standards for England’s buildings and improve built environment competence across England and Wales. BSR is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government .
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
Reducing infection in tattooing and body piercing and promoting safety and consistency across practices.
Capacitybuilders is a non-departmental government body established in 2006 to run the government’s ChangeUp programme, which aims to help the sector ‘change up’ a gear in terms of its ability to do what it does.
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