Publication of a revised charging scheme for the regulation of the building control profession (WGC 003/2025)

Circular number: WGC 003/2025

Date issued: 24/03/2025

Status: For information

Title: Publication of a revised charging scheme for the regulation of the building control profession

Issued by: Simon Jones, Building Control Competence & Standards Manager

Addressed to:    

Local Authority Chief Executives
Welsh Local Government Association 
Local Authority Building Control
Association of Building Control Approvers

Please forward to:

Local Authority Building Control Officers
Members of the Senedd

Summary:

The Building Control Profession (Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2023 details the building control profession regulatory functions that can be charged for. The scheme detailing the amounts of these of these charges has been reviewed and updated.

For further information contact:

Building Regulations Team
Welsh Government Offices
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Direct line: 0300 060 4400
E-mail: enquiries.brconstruction@gov.wales
Website: building and planning

1. I am directed by the Welsh Ministers to inform you of the publication of a revised version of the Welsh Government Building Control Profession Charging Scheme that will take effect from 1 April 2025.

2. This Circular letter applies to the building control profession in Wales.

3. The Welsh Ministers make and publish a charging scheme that details the charges to those registering as building inspectors and building control approvers. The amounts of the charges are set on cost-recovery basis.
    
4. The charging scheme is published here: Building Safety Regulator charging scheme.
    
5. The charging scheme has been reviewed and updated to reflect changes to the costs incurred for the delivery of the Welsh Ministers’ regulatory functions for the building control profession.
    
6. Changes made are
   a. to the quoted hourly rates,
   b. adding the ability to recover costs relating to third parties such as experts, where required, for all regulatory functions, and
   c. minor changing to some wording to improve clarity.
    
7. It should be noted that the ability to recover costs related to third parties such as experts was already in place for the majority of functions.
    
8. The upfront charges for registration of building inspectors and building control approvers remain unchanged.
    
9. The revised charging scheme will take effect on 1 April 2025.

Any enquiries on this Circular Letter should be addressed to:

Building Regulations, 
2nd Floor, 
Welsh Government, 
Cathays Park, 
Cardiff, 
CF10 3NQ.

E mail: enquiries.brconstruction@gov.wales

Yours faithfully

Mark Tambini 
Head of Building Regulations Policy