High risk buildings - verification during construction: compliance plan approach - background and implementation

Footnotes

1 Report of the Review Panel on Building Standards Compliance and Enforcement

2 Building and Fire Safety: Ministerial Working Group - Related Publications

3 Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report: Scottish Government response

4 Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report: Scottish Government response - Section 4: Building regulations and systems –

5 Building standards verification during construction handbooks

6 Monitoring performance - Local authority building standards verifiers

7 Building (Scotland) Act 2003

8 Building standards - list of relevant legislation

9 Building standards - technical handbooks

10 Building (Scotland) Act 2003 – Section 18 Completion certificates

11 Building standards enforcement handbook - first edition

12 Building (Scotland) Act 2003 – Section 9 Building warrants: grant and amendment

13 Building (Scotland) Act 2003 – Section 16 Applications and grants: offences

14 Certification Register

15 Building standards enforcement handbook - first edition

16 Building (Scotland) Act 2003 – Section 49 Offences by bodies corporate

17 CQIC | Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative

18 A level of evidence which is to support those contracted by the RP to deliver a building compliant with the requirements of building regulations, such that they (the RP) can lawfully submit the completion certificate which contains certification that the building as constructed complies with building regulations and that work was carried out in accordance with the building warrant. This evidence should be collated and submitted to the RP by the project delivery team, through the CPM.

19 A level of evidence, specified by the building standards verifier on the compliance plan, including minimum site inspections and other evidence gathering which will allow them to, after reasonable inquiry, consider whether they are satisfied as to the matters certified in the certificate.

20 The CPM should not provide any contractual inspection services, and no site activity would be carried out which would transfer the liabilities for compliance with building regulations away from any person or persons, or body, contracted to do so, to the CPM or others. While liability for compliance with building regulations under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Act) as amended lies with the Relevant Person as defined in the Act, a Relevant Person should protect their interests through contract with their appointed professionals and contractors as appropriate. Reference to appropriate case law, such as Mcglinn v Waltham Contractors and Others, and the principles for site inspection responsibilities should be considered.