The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has opened a call for evidence in developing a new strategy for the Single Construction Regulator
The new strategy will be developed for 2027, and concerns built environment professions, trades, and occupations.
The strategy and Single Construction Regulator (SCR) is intended to support the government’s vision for the built environment and the buildings it produces to be safe, high-performance, and sustainable.
Supporting construction companies and individuals
The call for evidence will inform standards for all involved in a building lifecycle, including:
- Those directly employed in the full range of built environment professions, trades and occupations
- Clients (commercial, public sector and domestic)
- Manufacturers
- Education providers
- Those working in adjacent sectors such as insurance, legal and financial services
- Professional bodies, trade bodies, statutory regulators and consumer or representative organisations
The call for evidence is split into five different parts, covering the pre-design, design and specification, construction, occupation and maintenance, and cross-cutting issues, themes, and challenges.
Submitted evidence will inform policy development in these sections to tackle challenges affecting how people and groups alike work in construction. Skills is a key focus, as well as behaviours and accountability.
Those wishing to respond to the call for evidence can do so here, and more information about the call can be found here.
The Architects Registration Board supports this move
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has published a response to the call for evidence, writing: “We welcome this further step in the government’s work to consider how standards, competence and accountability can be strengthened across the built environment.
“We have been working with the government and others across the sector to explore how the regulatory system can be strengthened to better support public safety and consumer protection. We support the proposed outcomes for the new regulatory system set out in the government’s December 2025 prospectus for the new single construction regulator.
“We have introduced a number of important reforms in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. These include new competency outcomes for those seeking registration as an architect, a statutory CPD scheme, and an updated Architects Code of Conduct and Practice.”
The response continued: “Today’s call for evidence is an important opportunity for architects and others across the industry to help shape the Government’s emerging strategy. The experience of those working across the sector will be essential in helping government understand what further reform is needed to support public safety, consumer protection and culture change. The questions in the call for evidence cover different stages of projects and themes such as skills, culture and competence, where many in the profession will have valuable perspectives to share.
“We will continue to work with MHCLG on developing specific reforms to improve how architects are regulated and how our legislation could be strengthened. Our focus remains on delivering our statutory role in a way that supports confidence in architects and the wider built environment.”
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