The Single Construction Regulator Prospectus

CIBSE summary statement

CIBSE welcomes the Government’s ambition to strengthen regulatory oversight across the built environment through the proposed Single Construction Regulator.

The outcomes-based framework outlined in the consultation represents a positive step towards an even more coherent and effective regulatory system focused on building performance, professional oversight and accountability, and occupant safety and wellbeing.

Building services engineering plays a critical role in delivering safe, healthy and high-performing buildings in practice. Mechanical, electrical and public health engineering systems underpin many aspects of building performance, including fire safety systems, ventilation, energy infrastructure and indoor environmental quality.

CIBSE particularly supports the development of a regulatory framework that:
• Strengthens professional competence and registration
• Clarifies accountability and responsibility
• Prioritises safe and high-performing buildings throughout the lifecycle
• Provides consistent and comparable regulatory expectations

As a professional engineering institution with 24,000 global members, CIBSE is committed to supporting the Government, regulators and industry in delivering the objectives and outcomes proposed in this Prospectus through its work on professional registration, certification, technical guidance, training and knowledge generation.

This consultation closed on the 20th March 2026. You can see the CIBSE response here.