Building regulations competent person self-certification schemes

This consultation paper sets out and seeks views on proposals by the Department for Communities and Local Government for changes to the administrative provisions for approval, monitoring and quality assurance of building regulations competent person self-certification schemes in England and Wales.

The changes proposed in this document are designed to:

• address perceived weaknesses in the current system, as identified by DCLG, competent person scheme operators and others
• improve the level of compliance with the building regulations
• increase consistency across the schemes

Impact assessment

Alongside this consultation, the department has published a preliminary scoping consultation stage impact assessment paper (annex D).