LABC Statement: Building Control Independent Panel Report

The Building Control Independent Panel's report was published on 20 May 2026. 

Government has responded to the report and LABC has issued its response.

Lorna Stimpson, LABC Chief Executive "The long-anticipated report is a significant contribution to the conversation on the future of building control. I am encouraged by the panel’s acknowledgement of the skilled, knowledgeable and deeply committed people who work in the building control profession, and their acknowledgement that the profession has been let down by a system that is fragmented, inconsistent and places them under conflicting pressure; I’m also grateful to see recognition of the significant reform that building control has already embraced since 2017. 

We have spent many years working closely with MHCLG officials and the Building Safety Regulator to improve capacity and capability in public service building control, providing qualifications and competence-specific learning to over 2500 surveyors and technicians working for local authorities across England and Wales. The Independent Panel’s report, alongside recent significant government funding, reinforces the importance of our drive to upskill, reskill and increase the capacity in public service building control, and recognises that the profession is already transforming its ways of working and contribution to safety and quality. 

We look forward to working with MHCLG and colleagues across both public and private sector building control, to build on the principles laid out in the report to help shape the future of our profession."