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The Building Regulations 2010: A contractors guide to their requirements and application

£321.00

The Building Regulations 2010 set minimum standards for building work in England and Wales. Following the Building Safety Act 2022 and related England and Wales amendments, contractors and Principal Contractors operate within a strengthened dutyholder and competence regime. These changes place greater emphasis on accountability, competence, assurance, change control, evidence and the ability to demonstrate that building work complies with all relevant requirements.

This course gives learners a clear, contractor-focused understanding of the Building Regulations 2010 and how they apply in practice, with references to both England and Wales where procedures, guidance or regulatory roles differ. It explains what building work is, how to identify when the Regulations are triggered, the Building Control procedures that may be followed, and how relevant requirements can be met through Approved Documents, recognised standards, manufacturer guidance, testing, certification and project-specific evidence.

The course also focuses on the practical steps contractors and Principal Contractors should take to discharge their duties. This includes planning compliance before work starts, understanding the role of Building Control, checking the correct project jurisdiction, managing duty-holder responsibilities, assessing competence, controlling changes and substitutions, using inspection and test plans, gathering photographic and location-based evidence, preparing Regulation 38 fire safety information and managing completion and handover records.

Learners will leave with a stronger understanding of how compliance is planned, managed, checked, evidenced and handed over, and how these principles apply to ordinary building work and higher-risk building projects, including where England and Wales procedures may differ.

This course explains:

  • what ‘building work’ is and the various statutory procedural routes that can be followed when undertaking such work;
  • what the relevant requirements are and how to ensure that you are meeting these standards;
  • the duties of duty holders and the mandatory competence requirements and how to set up an organisation to deliver against the requirements;
  • the steps that should be taken to provide assurance and evidence of compliance with the building regulations;

It is an intense course that looks at both the regulatory requirements and the practical steps that contractors and principal contractors must take to discharge their duties.

On completion of the course attendees will be able to identify building work and advise both their organisations and the teams within they work of the appropriate steps they should be taking to achieve compliance with the Building Regulations 2010.

Event Details

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Online
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6 Hours
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Next Available Dates

16th September 2026

20th January 2027

21st April 2027

The course will cover:

  • Introduction to the Building Regulations 2010 and the strengthened dutyholder regime.
  • The legal and regulatory framework, including the Building Act 1984, Building Regulations 2010, Building Safety Act 2022 and supporting England and Wales amendments and guidance.
  • What building work is, including material alterations, material changes of use, controlled services and fittings, exemptions and work that still requires compliance.
  • Relevant requirements and the hierarchy of standards, including Approved Documents, separate Welsh Government Approved Documents where applicable, British Standards, manufacturer instructions, product testing and certification.
  • Building Control routes and procedural requirements, including Local Authority Building Control, Registered Building Control Approvers, Registered Building Inspectors, Full Plans, Building Notices, Competent Person Schemes, lapse of approval, completion notices, completion declarations and regularisation.
  • The role of Building Control Bodies, Building Control Authorities, enforcement powers, the Building Safety Regulator route for higher-risk buildings in England and Welsh HRB procedures where applicable.
  • Dutyholder responsibilities, including the duties of the Client, Principal Designer, Designer, Principal Contractor and Contractor.
  • Competence requirements, including skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours, organisational capability, Industry Competence Committee expectations, industry guidance and competence assessment methods.
  • Assurance and evidence, including design assurance, construction assurance, handover assurance, inspection and test plans, assurance records, compliance evidence and contractor assurance files.
  • Change control and material/product substitution, including how changes should be identified, assessed, approved, communicated, installed and recorded.
  • Regulation 38 fire safety information, Building Life and Fire Safety Information, completion records and handover documentation.
  • Applying the Building Regulations on site, including structure, fire safety, ventilation, energy efficiency, drainage, moisture, access, safety, materials and workmanship.
  • Information management and Golden Thread principles, including location-based records and photographic evidence before, during and after works.
  • Higher-Risk Buildings, including definitions, the England Building Safety Regulator route, Welsh HRB procedures, Gateway-style controls, HRB change control and lessons for non-HRB projects.
  • A practical contractor case study to test learning and apply the course content to a realistic project scenario, including a jurisdiction check where England and Wales procedures may differ.
  • Final summary, knowledge check and questions.

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Objectives & Assessment

  • Explain what building work is and be able to identify when work is building work.
  • Explain the statutory procedures that can be followed to deliver compliance with the building regulations and be able to select an appropriate procedure for a project.
  • Explain what the relevant requirements of the Building Regulations are and the hierarchy of standards that can be applied to achieve compliance with the building regulations.
  • Explain the duties of all dutyholders.
  • Explain the competence requirements of the building regulations and be able to identify and assess the competence they need to be able to undertake their role.
  • Advise others, at a strategic level, on the steps they must take as a contractor or principal contractor to comply with the requirements of the Building Regulations.

Suitability

This course is designed for supervisors and managers working for contractors and Principal Contractors. It will also be useful for construction managers, site managers, project managers, package managers, technical managers, quality managers, clerk of works teams, clients, designers and those responsible for managing or evidencing Building Regulations compliance on construction projects.

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Adnan Qureshi

MCIOB

Adnan Qureshi MCIOB is a housing and property professional with extensive experience in building safety, asset management, capital works, compliance, resident safety and contractor assurance. He has led multi-disciplinary technical teams across building surveying, quantity surveying and clerk of works functions, with responsibility for quality assurance, compliance evidence, programme delivery and governance in local authority housing environments. Adnan is also a CIOB trainer and assessor, with a practical focus on helping construction professionals understand their duties, manage compliance risks and evidence safe, compliant building work.