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Building control bodies: professional codes and standards

The codes and standards that building control bodies must follow.

Updates to this page

From:
Building Safety Regulator
Published:
7 July 2024
Last updated:
22 May 2026
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  1. To update the professional conduct rules to reflect that the regulatory authority is the Building Safety Regulator and not the Health and Safety Executive.

  2. Additional notes have been added to the KPIs for OSR monitoring arrangements.

  3. Operational standards rules monitoring arrangements HTML updated to link to guidance on submitting operational standards data

  4. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Operational standards rules

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Operational standards rules monitoring arrangements

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Professional conduct rules for registered building control approvers

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The strategic context for the regulatory framework

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The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) oversees building control bodies (local authorities and registered building control approvers) and registered building inspectors.

The codes and standards are sometimes updated, therefore use the versions on this page and do not rely on previously printed copies.

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