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For projects including the conversion of an attic space in dwellings to form additional accommodation, Certifiers need to be satisfied that the risk assessment of the altered building considers the appropriate risk group, and ensure that any requirements for conversions have been applied accordingly.

This is the first in a series of CPD-related blogs, with each focusing on a specific section of the SER CPD return process. It provides information on the principles behind the activity notepad, why we recommend you use it, and advice to help you avoid issues that some Certifiers have found with it when completing their SER CPD return.

The window for completing SER CPD returns for 2024 opens on 1st January 2025. All Approved Certifiers who became members of the Scheme before 1st July 2024 are required to submit a CPD return for the 2024 calendar year. This blog covers importing activities from the CPD Notepad and uploading your IStructE & ICE returns as part of your SER return.

This is the penultimate part in our series of blogs designed to help you complete your SER CPD return with the minimum of difficulty. This blog contains information relating to the main page of the SER CPD return process: Review, Activities and Intentions.

This blog provides a quick step by step guide to completing a satisfactory SER CPD return. If you don't have time to look at anything else, check this blog!

Conformité Européene (CE) marking and its equivalent UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking regulate the quality control for construction products, and the requirements for each are similar. CE marking has been mandatory for all construction products throughout the UK for a number of years.

Installations of photo voltaic panels both retrospectively and in new-builds continue to grow as the use of renewables increases, and SER Auditors are encountering a growing number of issues in audits of projects where PV panels have been used.

A common finding at audit is the inappropriate use of Schedule 1 in staged projects. We also frequently receive queries on the same subject. This blog contains guidance on this issue.

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

Since restarting auditing following the pandemic, our Auditors have noted some common errors in recording of SER CPD. Robert Storey, one of the Vice-Chairs of the Scottish Registration Board, has written this blog to address this.