Register as a building inspector

You must register with usBSR to carry out BSR-regulated activities (for example, assessing plans and inspecting). This includes for all buildings from domestic premises to complex, high-risk, multi-use structures.

We’ll publish aone register of building inspectors. for England, and one for Wales. You will be included on the registers for the countries you tell us you work in. The registerregisters will include your name, your employer, and details of BSR-regulated activities you’reyou are registered to do. We’llWe will tell you in the application which details will be published.

Your registration will be valid for 4 years, unless variedvaried, suspended or cancelled by us.BSR. If you register before 16 April 2024, the 4 years begin from 16 April 2024.

What you will need to register

To register, we’ll ask you to provide information about:

• yourself, such as name, address, email, and phone number

• the class of building inspector you’re applying to register as

• details of your BSR-approved competency assessment

• membership of relevant professional bodies

• your employment status

We’llWe will ask you to confirm that you will comply with ourthe code[code of conduct for registeredthe buildingcountries inspectorsyou (hse.gov.uk).are registered for.

We charge £336 for each registration, whether you register for one country or both, plus £216 annual maintenance payable from the first anniversary of your registration. Registration is for a maximum of 4 years.

Before you start

Find out more about the role of building inspectors under the Building Safety Act 2022.

Read the guidance abouton whatregistered you must do before you register as a building inspectorinspectors., Itit tells you:you how to:

• how to decide which class you’llyou need to register for

• to use a BSR-authorised scheme to certify your competency, unless you’reyou are registering as a class 1 building inspector

• how to register as a building inspector

Read our the:

• code of conduct for registeredEngland building(hse.gov.uk)
• code inspectorsof conduct for Wales (hse.gov.uk).
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If you need help using this service

Contact usthe Building Safety Regulator if you need help with your application to register with BSR.application.