Building Control

Question 1

What is the purpose of the Building Control?

Answer 1

To ensure that all relevant building work accords with the government’s objectives of securing the health and safety of building users, promoting energy efficiency and making access easier for all.

Question 2

What are the two options for Building Control?

Answer 2

1) Local Authority
2) Approved Inspector

Question 3

Who was the first approved inspector?

Answer 3

NHBC.

Question 4

What Statutory Instrument gives Building Control enforcement power?

Answer 4

The Building Regulations 2010.

Question 5

Who is permitted to supervise their own building work?

Answer 5

Public bodies, such as nationalised industries (Severn Trent).

Question 6

How would you find a registered approved inspector?

Answer 6

Building Safety Regulator’s Online Register.

Question 7

What are the two procedure options under the Local Authority?

Answer 7

1) Building Notice
2) Full Plans

Question 8

What kind of building cannot use a Building Notice?

Answer 8

Any building where the building is a workplace (defined in regulatory reform fire safety order 2005)

Question 9

What works can be self-certified by an approved installer?

Answer 9

Those listed in Schedule 3 of The Building Regulations.

Question 10

Can any electrical work be self-certified?

Question 11

On completion of works, what does the approved inspector issue?

Question 12

Can the Local Authority enter your home if they the suspect a contravention?

Answer 12

Yes, under section 95 of The Building Act 1984