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URGENT: Call for feedback on the Building Regulations PDF Print E-mail

The government department Communities and Local Government (CLG) has asked stakeholders to submit feedback on the current Building Regulations by the end of August 2010. This exercise hopes to identify what changes are needed to ensure the Building Regulations continue to operate effectively in the future. The consultation is open to ordinary people, businesses and local authorities, who are asked to submit their ideas about what needs to be done.
 
CLG states that the aim of this is: 'not only to establish where it is absolutely necessary for regulation to be changed or updated, but also to look for where we can strip away regulation - either because it is unnecessary or because there are other ways to achieve the same outcomes'.

CLG continues: 'We want to ensure that the Building Regulations are proportionate and remain fit-for-purpose, responding appropriately to changes in technology, science, build practices and construction techniques. We are also particularly keen to explore what more can be done to ensure people comply with those requirements. That is why we now want to hear your views. We are asking that ideas about how the regulations can be improved, added to, or slimmed down and suggestions as to how we can deliver even better levels of compliance in the future, backed up by evidence from your daily work.'
 
Responses should be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by the end of August 2010.
 
The ideas emailed will be added to those already received from the Cabinet Office's Your Freedom and this Department's Cut Red Tape exercise. They will feed into further discussions with external partners and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee in the autumn. The aim is to help CLG to decide priorities for improving for improving the Building Regulations with a plan to consult fully in late 2011 on a set of detailed proposals for change for 2013.
 
For further information, visit the CLG website