40 Rejected

We recommend that the Bill place an explicit duty on the regulator to monitor and...

Recommendation
We recommend that the Bill place an explicit duty on the regulator to monitor and assure the competence of local authority building control teams through provisions comparable to those for the registration of building control approvers, perhaps by mandating UKAS accreditation for all LABC teams. (Paragraph 132) Occupation
Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the importance of ensuring the competence of local authority building control teams but rejects the recommendation to place an explicit duty on the regulator in the Bill to monitor and assure this competence comparably to building control approvers.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government Rejected
The Government agrees with the Committee that it is important to ensure competence of local authority building control teams and that their work is properly monitored. However, the Government does not agree with the Committee that the Bill should place an explicit duty on the regulator to monitor and assure the competence of local authority building control teams through provisions comparable to those for the registration of building control approvers.
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Timeline
Recommendation age 5.7 yrs
Report published 24 Nov 2020