Industry Competence Committee (built environment)
Industry Competence Committee (ICC) advises the Building Safety Regulator and industry, to help improve competence in the built environment industry
Purpose of Industry Competence Committee
The Industry Competence Committee (ICC) was formed under the Building Safety Act 2022 to provide strategic leadership, assistance and encouragement to facilitate the improvement of competence in the built environment industry. It advises both the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and industry on matters of competence.
The ICC’s objectives are to:
- set clear expectations for industry on competence and what good looks like for individuals and organisations
- promote through a variety of communication channels advice relating to competence
- advise and assist industry in developing and maintaining competence pathways
- assist BSR both in improving the evidence base on industry competence and measuring industry progress
- support the building control profession and BSR by giving advice on matters relating to the competence of building control professionals
The Building Safety Act 2022 requires Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to operate an advisory committee with the following functions:
- monitoring competence in the built environment industry
- advising the regulator in relation to industry competence
- advising people in the built environment industry in relation to industry competence
- facilitating people in the built environment industry to improve industry competence
- providing guidance to the public (or a section of the public) about ways of assessing the competence of people in the built environment industry
- carrying out analysis and research in connection with a function mentioned in any of its functions
Membership
Members are appointed through a recruitment process that includes a written application and an interview. They should be able to demonstrate their ability and experience in improving competence in the industry. Members are appointed for 3 years.
Duties of committee members
Members attend ICC meetings every 2 months, and other working group meetings. They help gather advice for, and contribute to, developing advice on competence . They also attend events and meetings on behalf of the committee to communicate advice.
Current members
- Jon Vanstone - chair
- Sandra Ashcroft - vice-chair (HSE)
- Rob Miguel – union representative
- Wendy Belfield
- Andrew Bulmer
- Nick Coombe
- Dennis Davis
- Pete Dawber
- Ruth Devine
- Steve Evans
- Richard Harral
- James McNay
- Kate Milford
- Jay Parmar
- Alasdair Perry
- Lorna Stimpson
- Anthony Taylor
- Lorraine Turner
Contact ICC
For all enquiries email bsrsecretariat@hse.gov.uk with the subject ‘FAO of ICC’