Building standards: performance framework for verifiers - 1 April 2026

2. Building Standards Verification Service Information

This section should include the following information:

1. Location of office (if the department is located in one office or across separate offices, then a description of allocation of provision is required here);

2. Verification services and functions delivered;

3. Public interest statement (listed below);

4. Organisation chart for the building standards team (see example below) which should include vacant / occupied positions, job titles and roles to support succession planning.

Public Interest Statement:

All Building Standards Annual Reports should contain the following statement:

The purpose of the building standards system is to protect the public interest. The system sets out the essential standards that are required to be met when building work or conversion of a building takes place in order to meet building regulations.

The building standards system checks that proposed building work or conversion of a building meets standards; inspections are limited to a minimal necessary to ensure that legislation is not avoided. The control of work on site is not down to the system but is a matter for contracts and arrangements in place between a builder and client.

Verifiers, appointed by Scottish Ministers are responsible for the independent checking of applications for building warrants to construct or demolish buildings, to provide services, fittings or equipment in buildings, or for conversions.

An example of an organisational chart of the verifier, from Building Standards Manager to Administrator level:

• Building Standards Manager
• Advanced BS Surveyor, Advanced BS Surveyor, BS Surveyor
• BS Surveyor, BS Support Officer, Specialist (fire), Assistant BS Surveyor, BS Support Officers, Assistant BS Surveyor
• Administrator (pooled resource), Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc)

All reports should include a snapshot of the staffing position as reported in the annual workforce data collection

Note: Tier 1 = Chief Executive; Tier 2 = Director; Tier 3 = Head of Service; Tier 4 = Manager.

Note: Managers are those staff responsible for the operational management of a team/ division. They are not necessarily line managers.division. They are not necessarily line managers.