Webinar: The Compliance Plan Approach

Описание: In response to the recommendations made by the Review Panel on Building Standards Compliance and Enforcement in 2018, the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division (BSD) has been working on a new Compliance Plan (CP) approach for buildings classified as High Risk Buildings (HRB)

The purpose of the Compliance Plan is to demonstrate that the duty imposed on the “relevant person” (usually the building owner or developer) is being managed robustly at the design and construction stages of a project, when certifying compliance with building regulations and when signing and submitting a completion certificate to deliver a compliant building.

A new professional role, the Compliance Plan Manager (CPM), will be established. The CPM will work on behalf of the relevant person (RP) and will be responsible for developing a CP with the design team and contractor (when appointed), in line with guidance provided in a Compliance Handbook. The CP will detail the measures that will be in place to control the work on site, identify required inspection stages and will be used to collate the necessary evidence to deliver a compliant building.

The CP will be prepared and submitted by the CPM to the relevant local authority verifier for provisional agreement prior to the submission of the building warrant application. The final version will be agreed at a later date, during the warrant application assessment stage, and issued with the building warrant approval. The CP will be required to be fully discharged at the completion of the project before the verifier can accept a completion certificate.

This session introduced the Compliance Plan Approach and the role of Compliance Plan Manager and explained how this role will fit into the existing building regulatory system in Scotland.

Webinar disclaimer: Whilst the information contained within this webinar is considered to be true and correct at the time of recording, CABE does not warrant or represent that the information is free from errors or omissions. Changes in circumstances after the time of publication may also impact the accuracy of the information contained within. CABE accepts no liability for any way the information included in this presentation is interpreted and/or used.