Explains who oversees construction in Wales and how to check the registers of inspectors and approvers.
22 January 2026 Building safety regulator in Wales
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) serves as the main regulatory body for the building control profession in Wales, operating on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.
The BSR regulates registered building inspectors and registered building control approvers in Wales.
The BSR does not regulate local authority building control in Wales. Local authorities are regulated by the Welsh Ministers.
The BSR does not oversee building work in Wales. Building work in Wales is overseen by either local authorities or registered building control approvers. Only local authorities can oversee new higher-risk building work.
- Building Safety Act 2022 Handbook for Wales Design and Construction Phase 21 June 2024 Guidance
- Building Safety Regulator charging scheme 9 April 2025 Guidance
A building control body helps ensure that building projects comply with building regulations and standards. They play a crucial role in maintaining the quality and safety of the built environment by carrying out regulated building control functions. They can be local authorities or private-sector registered building control approvers.
Only local authorities can oversee new higher-risk building work.
Find local authority building control teams and registered building control approvers: Find a building control body | GOV.WALES
- Find a building control body 31 July 2024 Quick guide
- Register your business as a building control approver 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Registered building control approver (RBCA) assessment criteria 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Professional Conduct Rules for Registered Building Control Approvers 7 May 2025 Legislation
- Operational Standards Rules (OSR) Monitoring Arrangements 11 July 2025 Guidance
- Submitting operational standards rules data 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Inspection of building control bodies 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Building control bodies: contraventions and criminal offences 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Investigation procedure statement: regulation of the building control profession (local authorities) 9 January 2025 Guidance
- Cancellation notices, transfers and reversions: guidance 22 January 2026 Guidance
- Operational Standards Rules (OSRs) 7 May 2025 Legislation
- The strategic context for the regulatory framework Wales 5 April 2024 Guidance
Registered building inspectors perform regulated building control activities, which are assessing plans, conducting inspections and giving advice to building control bodies that carry out regulated functions.
- Find a registered building inspector in Wales 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Registered building inspectors 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Register as a building inspector 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICOF) 7 May 2025 Legislation
- Code of Conduct for Registered Building Inspectors 7 May 2025 Legislation
- Registered building inspectors: professional misconduct and criminal offences 9 December 2025 Guidance
- Privacy notice for registration as a Building Inspector or Building Control Approver 31 January 2024 Detailed guide
Source: https://www.gov.wales/written-statement ... ency+plans