Consultation outcome

Building regulations: the building control system

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 31 January 2012
• Last updated: 18 December 2012 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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2012 consultation on changes to the Building Regulations in England: summary of responses

Ref: ISBN 9781409837497

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Detail of outcome

Combined summary of responses to the 2012 consultation on changes to the building regulations.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation about changes to the building regulations building control system.

This consultation ran from
31 January 2012 to 11:45pm on 27 April 2012

Consultation description

This consultation paper sets out the detailed proposals on the building control system, and is section 4 of 4 relating to the 2012 building regulations consultation exercise.

Section 4 includes proposals on:

• improving local authority building control processes
• improving private sector approved inspector arrangements, including removing the warranty link rule
• strengthening enforcement
• extending the competent person self-certification schemes framework and introducing specialist third-party certification schemes
• introducing ‘appointed persons’ to act as compliance co-ordinators on construction sites

The other consultation sections are:

• section 1: introduction to the consultation package and proposals on parts A, B, C, K, M and N, access statements, security, changing places toilets and regulation 7
• section 2: part L (conservation of fuel and power)
• section 3: part P (electrical safety - dwellings)

Documents

2012 consultation on changes to the building regulations in England: section 4 - the building control system

Ref: ISBN 9781409833192

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Proposed changes to the building control system: consultation-stage impact assessment

Ref: ISBN 9781409832584

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Mapping the interfaces between building control and other regulatory regimes which impact on a building: final report - BD 2733

Ref: ISBN 9781409829003

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Mapping the interfaces between building control and other regulatory regimes which impact on a building: BD 2733 - scenarios for appendices case studies

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Risk assessment decision-making tool for building control bodies: final risk assessment guidance

Ref: ISBN 9781409833116

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Risk assessment decision-making tool for building control bodies: summary report

Ref: ISBN 9781409833109

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Research into the operation of the warranty link rule including contaminated land: BD 2729 - final report

Ref: ISBN 9781409831938

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Published 31 January 2012
Last updated 18 December 2012 + show all updates

1. 18 December 2012

   Added summary of responses.

2. 31 January 2012

   First published.