Government advances single construction regulator plan

The Government has pressed ahead with consultation on its plan to set up a single construction regulator as ministers push to merge building, product and competency oversight into one watchdog.
The move aims to sweep away the current fragmented safety system. But the plan has already sparked industry concern after two years of procurement disruption triggered by the Building Safety Regulator’s gateway regime.
The House of Lords inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator warned that the pre