Industry Competence Committee – Building Control Working Group

Lessons from the Grenfell Tower tragedy and Dame Judith Hackitt s review of building regulations and fire safety identified a significant gap in skills knowledge and experience across industry, contributing to poor safety and standards in buildings. The Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) established the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) in England with a responsibility to facilitate improvement in the competence of industry and building inspectors. To do this, the Act required the BSR to establish an Industry Competence Committee (ICC) with a remit to consider competence across the wider built environment, including the competence of building inspectors. Further information on the role and remit of the ICC The ICC is supported by working groups including one focused on building control competence. Established in September 2023, the Building Control Working Group (BCWG) supports the ICC in delivering its objectives related to building control competence by: Providing advice to BSR and ICC