The Benefits of using a Registered Building Control Approver:

> Working with you, not against you

• Registered Building Control Approvers are highly commercially aware (after all, they are running businesses themselves).

• They take a consultative approach to compliance.

• Registered Building Control Approvers work with clients and dutyholders to check and comment on your submitted plans at the Plan Vet stage to highlight any potential concerns before they can develop into a problem or a building regulations contravention.

• Registered Building Inspectors carry out site inspections to inspect the works as they progress on site providing a proactive service in identifying potential concerns, issues or contraventions as they arise.

• Choice – The private sector of building control offers a number of Registered Building Control Approvers you can choose to appoint based on the needs of your project. If you opt to use your local authority, an inspector will be assigned to you.

• Speed - Registered Building Control Approvers are almost always in a position to process and progress your application faster than local authorities.

> Consistency

• Registered Building Control Approvers work with everyone, from domestic clients right through to the largest construction and infrastructure projects giving them a vast wealth of knowledge and experience across all projects.

• Registered Building Control Approvers usually operate across multiple local authority district; this means the same set of Registered Building Inspectors can work with the same client and dutyholders wherever possible. That means real consistency of process and service that does not change over borough or county borders.

• Consistency of interpretation of the Building Regulations.

• You will get to know what your Registered Building Control Approver is going to be looking for, and the Registered Building Inspector gets to know where to scrutinise most closely.

• • In this way, you will also build a strong and effective working partnership with your Registered Building Control Approver and their Registered Building Inspectors.

> An insured service

• Registered Building Control Approvers are backed by insurance. You will not find this in the public sector.

> A qualified team whose performance is monitored and regulated

• • Registered Building Control Approvers are licenced, registered, regulated and monitored by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

• One of the other major benefits of using Registered Building Control Approvers comes from their investment in people.

> Registered Building Control Approvers must have their qualifications checked and must prove competence before they can be licensed to operate.

• Registered Building Control Approvers have their competence independently checked and their licence renewed every five years and Registered Building Inspectors individually have their competence independently checked every four years.

• Registered Building Inspectors and other technical staff have to do at least 30 hours’ CPD every year.

• This ensures you get a professional technical staff with specialist expertise and proven ability working with you on your project.

> A track record of customer service and innovation

• Registered Building Control Approvers (formally known as Approved Inspectors) pioneered the risk-based approach to building control inspection more than 20 years ago.

• You will receive a bespoke inspection regime. Registered Building Control Approvers check the things they know need to be checked, based on a much closer understanding of the project than you would traditionally get.

• Registered Building Control Approvers are recognised by the Government and others as having an important positive impact on efficiency and higher standards of service.