Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland

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- Introduction
- Background
- Issues raised in evidence to the Committee as part of its initial inquiry
  - Who should verify building standards in Scotland?
  - Performance of building standards verification
    
    Delay
    
    Fees system for building warrants
  - Verification/certification process and 'reasonable inquiry'
    
    Inspections during building, including mandatory inspections, and penalties for proceeding without warrant
    
    Building completion and the role of certifiers
  - Clerks of Works
  - Accountability and the responsibility of builders and construction firms
    
    New build warranty/insurance companies
    
    Skills
- Fire safety and the follow-up in Scotland after Grenfell Tower
  - Inspection of high rise buildings
  - Testing of products
  - A national inventory of high rise buildings
  - Alterations to properties
- Annexe A - Note from SPICe on Building Standards in Scotland
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Scottish Government. (2017). The Scottish Building Standards Handbook: 3rd Edition. Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/ProceduralLegislation/ProceduralHandbook/prochb3rd15

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