Call for Evidence: Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations

Engagement and co-design

6.1. We will continue to engage with stakeholders and organisations across the sector alongside this call for evidence, as part of an ongoing programme of engagement to support policy development. We will consider such engagement alongside any written responses to the call for evidence to inform decisions on the scope of the overall strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations.

6.2. Beyond the call for evidence, we are committed to an active process of co-design with the sector on core elements of the strategy. This will provide further opportunities for stakeholders and experts to shape and input directly into detailed policy design, drawing on the depth and breadth of expertise across the sector and building on existing industry-led initiatives.

Consultation

6.3. As part of our rolling programme of engagement, we will formally consult on specific legislative measures within scope of the strategy later in 2026.

Strategy

6.4. Government will publish an overarching strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations in Spring 2027, including consulting on final proposals. This will include detailed design of a new framework for regulation, oversight and enforcement for those working in the built environment sector, alongside other, non-regulatory levers to support skills, behaviours, culture and personal responsibility.