With a few exceptions, a building warrant is required for all building work and conversions to which the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 applies and applications must be made to the local authority verifier. The Building (Scotland) Act 2003 introduced the option of certification for specific aspects of work that requires a building warrant. It is the responsibility of the building owner to ensure that work carried out to their property complies with the building regulations and the building warrant. Certification provides the building owner with an easy means to ensure that specific aspects of a project are compliant.
Certification is based on the principle that suitably qualified and experienced building professionals or tradesmen (Approved Certifiers) can accept responsibility for ensuring work complies with the building regulations without the need for detailed scrutiny of designs or inspections by verifiers.
Certification may only be undertaken by an Approved Certifier who is registered with a Certification Scheme Provider and only applies when the work being done requires a building warrant. Approved Certifiers can be found on the online Certification Register. The Certification Register is the only authoritative source of information for all Approved Bodies and Approved Certifiers in Scotland.
The Certification Register is updated weekly from information provided by all Approved Certification Scheme Provider Bodies listed below.