The Scottish Government's Building Standards Division recently published the new 2019 editions of the Technical Handbooks. These apply to all building warrants submitted on or after 1 October 2019, as well as to building work which does not require a warrant commencing from that date. The new Handbooks are available from BSD’s website at https://www.gov.scot/policies/building-standards/monitoring-improving-building-regulations/

SER are not aware of any changes to the Technical Handbooks which affect guidance with respect to Standards 1.1 and 1.2, relating to Structure. A summary of the changes included in the 2019 Technical Handbooks can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-standards-technical-handbooks-2019-summary-of-changes/

If you have any queries regarding the impact of these changes on SER certification, please contact us at [email protected]

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