Guidance

CICAIR approved inspectors register and sanctions

The list of companies or individuals that can provide building regulations approval for construction projects in England and Wales.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Approved inspectors register for CICAIR

Current CICAIR sanctions

Jhai Building Control sanction notification

PWC Building Control notice of removal

Details

The designated body maintains the approved inspectors register. It notifies every local authority in whose area the building regulations apply if any inspector’s approval is withdrawn.

The HealthBuilding and Safety ExecutiveRegulator (HSEBSR) is the designated body to approve inspectors in England and Wales from 5 April 2024, replacing the Construction Industry Council Approved Inspectors Register (CICAIR). This designation ends on 1 October 2024.

Approved inspectors can only operate until October 2024 and can only finish work started before April 2024. Any new work since April 2024 must be overseen by a registered building control approver or local authority building control; or in the case of higher-risk buildings by BSR.

All references in the documents to CICAIR should be read as HSEBSR.

Updates to this page

Published 3 May 2024
Last updated 30 August 2024 + show all updates
  1. The designated body to approve inspectors in England and Wales from 5 April 2024 has been updated on this page to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), which is part of the Health and Safety Executive. A paragraph has been added which states that approved inspectors can only operate until October 2024 and can only finish work started before April 2024. After October 2024, registered building control approves, local authority building control or BSR will oversee new work started from April 2024.

  2. PWC Building Control removed from the approved inspectors register for CICAIR. PWC Building Control sanction notification removed. PWC Building Control removed from the current CICAIR sanctions document.

  3. New document added to this page 'PWC Building Control notice of removal'

  4. Added Assent Building Control sanction notification June 2024 document, and included this sanction in the document 'Current CICAIR sanctions'.

  5. Added Jhai Building Control sanction notification document, and added Jhai details to the current CICAIR sanctions document.

  6. Added a list of companies with sanctions against them, and documents for each of those companies explaining the disciplinary hearing results against them.

  7. First published.

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