{"id":77863,"date":"2020-06-18T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T10:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=77863"},"modified":"2020-06-18T12:46:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T11:46:31","slug":"support-certification-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/support-certification-scheme\/77863\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry welcomes ministerial support for certification scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Scotland&#8217;s housing minister, Kevin Stewart has written to 32 local authorities to highlight the potential for a certification scheme to facilitate early approval of building warrants<\/h2>\n<p>His letter has received the backing of major industry scheme providers including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.select.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SELECT<\/a>, the influential trade body for the electrical industry in Scotland;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ser-ltd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Structural Engineers Registration<\/a>; certification body\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bregroup.com\/about-us\/bre-global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BRE Global<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rias.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RIAS<\/a>\u00a0Services; Certsure, trading as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niceic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NICEIC<\/a>; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snipef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SNIPEF<\/a>, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to local authority chief executives, Kevin Stewart said: \u201cAlthough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/guides-reviews\/certification-accreditation\/34225\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">certification<\/a> is an optional method for compliance, certificates of design support the earliest approval of warrants by removing the need for verifiers to check compliance in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe use of certificates of construction would also have significant value at this time where there is a need and requirement to actively manage the number of people on-site to reduce the transmission of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs electrical, drainage, heating and plumbing work can be certified by qualified building professionals, their increased use will reduce the need for building standards inspection visits.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Building standards verification services<\/h3>\n<p>These standards are key to ensuring that construction can return in Scotland and be able efficiently to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/sme-housebuilders-pandemic\/75997\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deliver new buildings<\/a> and improved facilities across different sectors.<\/p>\n<p>SELECT has joined with other certification scheme providers to work with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/building-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scottish Government\u2019s Building Standards Division<\/a> Resilience Group to address short, medium and long-term issues created by the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>It is also currently working on an animation which focuses on the benefits of certification that will help guide firms through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/planning-application-numbers\/77757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">easing of the lockdown process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Forrester, director of technical services at SELECT, said: \u201cAs we begin the construction restart process, it\u2019s vital that we work together as an industry to provide support to firms looking to complete projects as efficiently as possible while ensuring we all continue to protect the health and safety of those people involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome this statement from the Minister and hope it helps to raise awareness of the benefits certification to provide towards achieving those objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>SNIPEF,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>added: \u201cIn a phased return, there is a need to keep the number of people on-site to a minimum. As certifiers would likely be on-site anyway, this would reduce the need for inspection, and also travel to and from the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs sites will not be working to full capacity it will be essential that as much work can be done as is possible on site without having to delay progress by, for example, waiting for a building inspector. 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