The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is delighted to publish the Construction Industry Council Roundtable Meeting Report: De-Risking the System – Building Control Compliance.

Challenges associated with residential construction remain high and need to be tackled to effectively put Housing for All on a long-term sustainable footing.

Lead by the RIAI, the aim of the first roundtable meeting, was to create an opportunity for a forum in which current policy, legal and regulatory frameworks, the volume and delivery of our buildings, and the infrastructure to support those, could be considered with a cohesive voice and collective influence to inform the report.
Importance was placed on the alignment of objectives while respecting the various roles involved in any planning and construction project. In summary, the main issues addressed by the report are:

• Resourcing the industry
• Collaborative roles
• Regularisation
• Supervision v Inspection, and the need for both.
• Certificate Submission
• Penalties

The report will be submitted to government for their consideration of the issues and recommendations. To continue to build upon the success of the first roundtable meeting, CIC participating body representatives are considering further topics of interest.

The CIC wishes to thank members, the wide range of industry, local government and public sector participants for their time and expertise at the workshop held 02 December 2022.