England Building control profession
Investigation of building control professionals (England)
Library captured 10 September 2026 · Source updated 26 September 2024
Professional codes and standards
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The investigation procedure statement sets out how the Building Safety Regulator conducts investigations into the building control profession. This procedure covers investigations into:
• professional misconduct for registered building inspectors (RBIs)
• contravention of the professional conduct rules for registered building control approvers (RBCAs)
• contravention of the operational standards rules for RBCAs and local authorities (LAs)
Professional codes and standards
RBIs must comply with the:
• code of conduct for RBIs when working in England
• code of conduct for RBIs (on GOV.WALES) when working in Wales
RBCAs must comply with the:
• professional conduct rules for RBCAs when working in England
• professional conduct rules for RBCAs (on GOV.WALES) when working in Wales
RBCAs and LAs must comply with the:
• operational standards rules and monitoring arrangements when the work is in England
• operational standards rules (on GOV.WALES) and monitoring arrangements (on GOV.WALES) when the work is in Wales