Consultation outcome

2011 Changes to Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 24 October 2017
• Last updated: 26 February 2020 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The responses and wider stakeholder engagement that took place during the consultation period will inform the preparation of the Post-Implementation Review of the 2011 Amendments to the Construction Act. This will assess the impact of the Amendments on the construction sector.

Feedback received

2011 Changes to Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: summary of responses

PDF, 554 KB, 41 pages

Detail of feedback received

We received 54 responses from a range of stakeholders, including:

• individuals
• construction and civil engineering businesses
• business representative organisations and trade bodies
• legal representatives
• others including consultants, arbitrators and adjudicators

The consultation also welcomed other comments and evidence. A further 5 submissions were received. These included formal submissions from representative associations and individuals.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation to support a Post Implementation Review of the 2011 changes to Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

This consultation ran from
2:30pm on 24 October 2017 to 11:45pm on 19 January 2018

Consultation description

As part of its commitment to better regulation, the government said it will undertake a non-statutory Post Implementation Review of the 2011 changes to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the “Construction Act”).

To help inform that review, this consultation seeks information to help establish how effective those changes have been in securing their objectives. The consultation also asks some more general questions on the existing construction payment and adjudication framework and a set of questions on the affordability of adjudication, its misuse and its continuing relevance.

The consultation is relevant to any party to a commercial construction contract as defined by the construction contracts legislation. It is also relevant to adjudicators, arbitrators and lawyers. While this consultation concerns construction specific legislation it may also be relevant for those with an interest in prompt payment more generally and to insolvency practitioners. The legislation does not apply to residential occupiers.

The final stage Impact Assessment of the 2011 amendments is available on the Legislation site.

The consultation runs in parallel with one on Retention payments in the construction industry.

Documents

2011 Changes to Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996: a consultation to support a post implementation review

PDF, 514 KB, 42 pages

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Published 24 October 2017
Last updated 26 February 2020 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2020

   Summary of responses published.

2. 24 October 2017

   First published.