SER Certification Workshops

26 February 2025

SER Certification workshops dates and details of topics to be covered in the workshops.

SER Certificate fee changes from 2025

09 December 2024

SER certificate signing update

08 November 2021

Introduction of electronic certificate signing and submission of unsigned certificates with confirmatory signature forms

Application fee changes

17 June 2021

Fees for applications to join the SER scheme are changing from 1 July 2021.

CROSS - Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures

31 March 2021

CROSS has expanded its remit to include reporting on fire and structural safety from 31/03/2021.

Certification Performance Criteria B8.1 and B8.2

29 January 2021

Information regarding the withdrawal of Certification Performance Criteria B8.1 and B8.2.

Re-appointment as a Scheme Provider

14 December 2020

We are very pleased to tell you that SER was recently granted Ministerial approval by the Scottish Government to continue in its role as the Scheme Provider for the Certification of Design (Building Structures) scheme for a further six years.

Certification of the design of Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems

14 December 2020

This content is now available as Appendix A of Certification Practice Note 10 - Piling

Withdrawal of Approved Certifier Registration Mark

04 July 2019

As of June 2019, the Scottish Government's Building Standards Division have withdrawn permission for Approved Certifiers and Approved Bodies to use the current Approved Certifier Registration Mark.