Terms of Reference

Its role is to:

  • Act as an informed adviser, providing a single, coordinated information resource on the value of building control to society, including analysing and publishing data on the performance of the building control system in England and Wales
  • Help set and maintain high standards in building control, including promoting best practice via its building control publications
  • Liaise effectively with other industry organisations, providing the voice of building control on all critical working groups
  • Respond in a coordinated fashion to Government and other policy proposals and initiatives where they concern pan-industry issues, in order to improve efficiency and minimise duplication in consultation
  • Help its member organisations with generic information and support for their own lobbying activities
  • Provide an information resource and support for campaigns to recruit and retain the best talent within the building control profession
  • Collaborate on research projects where there is mutual benefit and to ensure better dissemination of research findings
  • Communicate its work, data and policy decisions effectively to all member organisations for wider dissemination among the building control industry