Question reference: S5W-09773
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 June 2017
-
Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 July 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a legal requirement for (a) a clerk of works to oversee the construction and (b) architects or other design professionals to verify the safety, of public buildings.
Answer
We have no current plans to make this a legal requirement. We will publish guidance towards the end of this year setting out the importance of employing the appropriate professional expertise and the factors to be considered in assessing what constitutes appropriate.