Building regulations: the building control system

This consultation paper sets out the detailed proposals on the building control system, and is section 4 of 4 relating to the 2012 building regulations consultation exercise.

Section 4 includes proposals on:

• improving local authority building control processes
• improving private sector approved inspector arrangements, including removing the warranty link rule
• strengthening enforcement
• extending the competent person self-certification schemes framework and introducing specialist third-party certification schemes
• introducing ‘appointed persons’ to act as compliance co-ordinators on construction sites

The other consultation sections are:

• section 1: introduction to the consultation package and proposals on parts A, B, C, K, M and N, access statements, security, changing places toilets and regulation 7
• section 2: part L (conservation of fuel and power)
• section 3: part P (electrical safety - dwellings)