{"id":695,"date":"2026-06-02T09:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/?p=695"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:20:44","slug":"building-standards-certification-register-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/2026\/06\/02\/building-standards-certification-register-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Standards Certification Register: Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scottish Government Building Standards Division has commissioned an independent research contractor, Ember Technology, to review the requirements for a new Certification register.<\/p>\n<p>The Certification register holds details of Approved Certifiers of Design and Construction.\u00a0 The register can be used by members of the public looking to engage the services of companies and organisations who provide certification services for design and construction under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003.\u00a0 Local Authority Verifiers also use the register to confirm the validity of certificates of design and construction submitted as part of the building warrant application and completion certificate process.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this project, we would like to hear your opinion on the system and how this can be improved.\u00a0 A link to a survey is available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/EgMiPgg217\">https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/e\/EgMiPgg217<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Certification is one of four workstreams being taken forward under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/groups\/building-standards-futures-board\/\">Building Standards Futures Board Programme<\/a>.\u00a0 To support this work a Certification Strategy seeks to deliver:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more suitably qualified professionals and tradespeople delivering work through certification schemes<\/li>\n<li>a growth in the use of certification schemes to bring the benefits of certification to more projects in Scotland<\/li>\n<li>a growth in the number of certification schemes to bring the benefits of certification to a broader range of work, particularly safety-critical elements of construction<\/li>\n<li>the contribution of certification towards the delivery of higher standards of buildings in Scotland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like any further information on Certification or any other work carried out by the Futures Board workstreams, please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:BuildingStandards@gov.scot\">BuildingStandards@g<\/a><a href=\"mailto:BuildingStandards@gov.scot\">ov.scot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-470 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"Scottish Building Standards Futures Board logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour-1024x393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour-750x288.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour-802x307.jpg 802w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/building-standards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/09\/SBSFB_Master_Brand_Colour.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/115;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottish Government Building Standards Division has commissioned an independent research contractor, Ember Technology, to review the requirements for a new Certification register. 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