Building Standards

• Compliance Plan Approach – Guidance for Local Authority Verifiers

  28th January 2026 by Simon Moore

  Scottish Government Building Standards Division has published 2 national guidance documents as an amendment to the current verification during construction guidance.  These have been developed by Building Standards Division (BSD) in collaboration with a Local Authority Building Standards Verifiers Working Group.

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• The Building Standards Compliance Plan Approach – Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Recommendations

  30th July 2025 by Simon Moore

  We have been working to scope and develop a strengthened building standards compliance regime with the development of the Compliance Plan Approach (CPA). This work follows recommendations made by Professor John Cole, and the Building Standards (Compliance and Enforcement) Review Panel.

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