This consultation paper sets out and seeks views on proposals by the Department for changes to the administrative provisions for approval, monitoring and quality assurance of Building Regulations competent person self-certification schemes in England and Wales. This consultation closes on the 19 March 2010.

The changes proposed in this document are designed to:

address perceived weaknesses in the current system, as identified by the Department, Competent Person Scheme operators and others
improve both the level of compliance with the Building Regulations
increase consistency across the schemes.
Under the Related publications section, you can also download the Evaluation of competent person self-certification schemes report which is referenced in the consultation report.

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