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

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

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

Following recent discussions with the Scottish Government's Building Standards Division, and given the on-going pandemic, it has been agreed that we will continue with the current programme of remote monitoring which replaces our usual face-to-face audits into at least early 2021.

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.

SER is aware of the increased use of Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems as an alternative to conventional piling methods. As it is acceptable in most situations for piling and other ground improvement techniques to be included on Schedule 1, it is considered appropriate that it should be acceptable to also include Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems under the Schedule 1 piling category.

The Scottish Government's Building Standards Division recently published the new 2019 editions of the Technical Handbooks.

As of June 2019, the Scottish Government's Building Standards Division have withdrawn permission for Approved Certifiers and Approved Bodies to use the current Approved Certifier Registration Mark.