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We urgently need Principal Designers. Are architects ready to step up?
With significant risks and liabilities, and little time to train, will architects be willing or ready to take on the role, asks Andew Mellor
We still await the issue of more information from the government on the dutyholders in relation to Building Regulations as set out in the Building Safety Act. The draft Dutyholder Regulations were withdrawn in July 2022 and it is assumed that revised regulations will be published at some point soon.
It is not thought that the proposed dutyholder titles relating to the Building Regulations will change. It is anticipated that they will still be same as those under the CDM Regulations 2015, namely the Client, Principal Designer (PD), Principal Contractor, Designers and Contractors.
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