Register your business as a building control approver

Businesses that have not registered by 6 April 2024 will not be able to do new building control work after this date.

This scheme replaces the approved inspector register run by CICAIR.

To apply, call us on 0300 790 6787. Your normal call-rate charges will apply. We’ll ask for your email address and send you an application form, spreadsheet and ShareFile link with instructions on how to complete and upload your application.

Who should register

The application form should be completed by an employee of sufficient seniority to represent the business to BSR, for example an owner, director, partner or senior manager.

What we will ask you for

During your application we’ll ask you to provide:

• information about your business, such as name, address, email and phone contacts
• the building control functions your business will do, and whether it offers additional services other than building control
• information about the person who we should contact to discuss your application, such as name, email and phone contacts, and their role in the business
• the number of registered building inspectors and building inspectors waiting to be registered which your business employs

We’ll ask if your business is, or was, an approved inspector registered with CICAIR, whether it is subject to any ongoing action, such as sanctions, and whether you have any current higher-risk building projects in progress.

We’ll ask you to upload a diagram of the organisational structure of your business, including where it is part of a wider group structure.

We’ll ask you for the names of current owners and directors, and:

• any other companies they are directors of or hold an interest in that may cause a conflict of interest
• whether they have any criminal convictions as listed in our code of conduct (hse.gov.uk) and professional conduct rules (PCRs)  (hse.gov.uk)

We’ll ask if the business or any of its managers or building inspectors have been subject to HSE enforcement action in the last 5 years.

We’ll ask you to confirm that your business has written operating procedures covering your planned building control work.

We’ll ask you to confirm that your business has policies for:

• recruitment and development
• whistleblowing
• conflicts of interest
• money laundering
• health, safety and wellbeing
• data protection
• staff conduct
• equality, diversity and inclusion
• managing contractors
• handling complaints
• internal audit
• insurance

You’ll need to pay £4,494 to register your business, plus £124 per hour for our staff undertaking assessment of your application. You will also have to pay an annual maintenance charge of £3,439, due from the first anniversary after registration. Registration is for 5 years.

We’ll ask you to confirm that you will:

• comply with our professional conduct rules (PCRs) (hse.gov.uk) and operational standards rules (OSRs) (hse.gov.uk)
• update the information provided in support of your registration as soon after it changes as is reasonable
• consent to some details of your registration being published - we’ll tell you on the form which details will be published

Before you start

If you are unsure about any of these requirements, read the guidance about:

• the role and responsibilities of RBCAs under the Building Safety Act 2022
• our PCRs and OSRs