The role of Building Control
Roles and responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of those involved in the building control system:
Local authority building control bodies - independent third-party check on compliance with Building Regulations through plans checking and inspections; carries out informal and formal enforcement where appropriate, advises customers at design stage and on-site, collects and acts on performance management information. Local authority building control departments are also often involved in dealing with other matters beyond the building control system itself, such as dealing with dangerous structures.
Building owner (householder, landowner, property owner) - ultimately responsible for compliance of any building work undertaken, familiar with the aims of the building control system (to meet the needs of current and future users of the building, not just their own expectations).
Construction industry (architects, engineers, designers, surveyors, builders, construction companies, developers, representative bodies, etc) - designs and builds to meet the required standard, clear understanding of the building control system and its role (eg to notify the building control service at agreed stages).
Department for Communities and Local Government - sets objective and fair building standards, publishes statutory guidance on ways to meet building regulations, oversees and improves the functioning of the building control system and the statutory appeals system, and supports the building control service and others who use the system in their efforts to ensure compliance.
Competent person scheme operators (schemes whose members have been granted the right to self-certify that their work complies with the relevant requirements of the Building Regulations) - make sure members are competent to carry out the work they do and comply with building standards in every job.
Page owner: Paul Frame. Last updated: 14/12/2010 14:42