Consultation to Reform Building Control Charges

Closes 25 Jan 2026

Charging Statements, Schemes and Data Standards

94. Should data standards and publication requirements be implemented to reform the existing requirements for LABCBs to publish online their statement of financial information (under current regulation 6 (4) to (6))? Y/N
95. Please set out your reasons.
96. Should LABCBs publish online their charging scheme for building control (under regulation 12) each financial year? Y/N
97. Please set out your reasons.
98. Should we make a change to the regulations to allow the Secretary of State to require publication according to a directed data standard before completing the co-development of the data standard and directing its use once it is completed later in 2026. Y/N
99. If you agree, please outline what changes you think should be made.
100. If you disagree, please set out your reasons.
101. If any, what other information processed by LABCBs do you think would most benefit at this time from data standardisation, and/or being openly published?
102. If any, what other information processed by LABCBs do you think would most benefit in the longer term from data standardisation, and/or being openly published?