Regulator the Architects’ Registration Board has said design professionals have shown “overwhelming support” for its plans for a new CPD scheme and that a second round of consultation to help shape the offer will run later this year.

The backing comes in an analysis of a consultation it carried out last year on the training overhaul, which is part of a set of reforms to the profession in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Building Safety Bill, which is currently going through parliament, will give Arb new powers to monitor the training and development architects carry out during their careers.

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