Explains who oversees construction in Wales and how to check the registers of inspectors and approvers.
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Building safety regulator in Wales
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) serves as the main regulatory body for the building control profession in Wales, operating on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.
The BSR regulates registered building inspectors and registered building control approvers in Wales.
The BSR does not regulate local authority building control in Wales. Local authorities are regulated by the Welsh Ministers.
The BSR does not oversee building work in Wales. Building work in Wales is overseen by either local authorities or registered building control approvers. Only local authorities can oversee new higher-risk building work.
Building control bodies
A building control body helps ensure that building projects comply with building regulations and standards. They play a crucial role in maintaining the quality and safety of the built environment by carrying out regulated building control functions. They can be local authorities or private-sector registered building control approvers.
Only local authorities can oversee new higher-risk building work.
Find local authority building control teams and registered building control approvers: Find a building control body | GOV.WALES
Building control bodies: information for registered building control approvers
Building control bodies: information for all building control bodies
Registered building inspectors
Registered building inspectors perform regulated building control activities, which are assessing plans, conducting inspections and giving advice to building control bodies that carry out regulated functions.