Scottish building standards review to report in October
Summary
The Scottish Government has said a review into whether Scottish councils can remain impartial when approving their own building projects is due to conclude in October. The study will assess how effectively Scotland’s pre-emptive building standards system secures compliance with building regulations.
Why it matters
This is relevant to residential property surveyors because it may affect confidence in building control processes and the robustness of compliance sign-off on new and altered homes. Any change to how local authority projects are checked could influence risk assessment, due diligence and defect identification.
Key points
- Review concerns impartiality when councils sign off their own building projects
- Scottish Government says the review will report in October
- Focus is on the effectiveness of Scotland’s pre-emptive building standards system
- The review will consider compliance with building regulations
Organisations:
Scottish Government, Scottish councils, Scotland’s 32 local authorities
Regulations:
building standards system, building regulations
Locations:
Scotland
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