The DCLG has launched a consultation on proposals to improve the record keeping of local authority building control bodies.
The Ðǿմ«Ã½ Control Information Register aims to improve consistency in record keeping and provide greater uniformity of the information and the costs provided to the public and property industry. Currently, local authorities are required to keep public registers containing information relating to the building control activities of approved inspectors but they are not obliged to keep information or documentation which they receive or issue in their own capacity as building control bodies.
Communities and Local Government minister Angela Smith said. “The proposals in this consultation will help drive out poor quality and inconsistency in the delivery of building service control. Requiring local authorities to keep, maintain and make available public registers on their own building control functions as well as that of approved inspectors and competent persons will provide clarity, benefiting both the public and industry.â€
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Sustainable Design