LABC ‘very concerned’ about exodus of building control veterans as new regulator looms

By Tom Lowe2023-03-23T07:00:00

Organisation’s chief executive said highly experienced people were “desperately needed” to train new recruits

One of the UK’s leading building control bodies has said it is “very concerned” about an exodus of highly skilled people from the sector ahead of the introduction of the new building safety regulator.

Local Authority Building Control chief executive Lorna Stimpson said older building control surveyors were considering either retirement or a career change instead of getting up to scratch with the regulator’s requirements.

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