Making Scotland's buildings safer for people: consultation

Annex B: Improving Building Standards

The review panels on compliance and enforcement, and fire safety were chaired by Professor John Cole and Dr Paul Stollard respectively. The reports produced by the panels are as follows:

• Building Standards (Compliance and Enforcement) Review Panel Report (Professor John Cole, Chair) - http://www.gov.scot/publications/report-review-compliance-enforcement/
• Building Standards (Fire Safety) Review Panel Report (Dr Paul Stollard, Chair) - http://www.gov.scot/publications/report-review-panel-building-standards-fire-safety-scotland/

Supporting documents

• SG website - Building Standards Division http://www.gov.scot/bsd
• Technical Handbooks - http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/techbooks/techhandbooks
• Procedural Handbook - http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/ProceduralLegislation/ProceduralHandbook
  Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety - /groups/ministerial-working-group-building-and-fire-safety/

• Cole Report into Edinburgh Schools - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/2245/independent_report_into_school_closures_published
• DG One Complex in Dumfries - http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/17432/DG-One-build-inquiry
• Dame Judith Hackitt Report - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-building-regulations-and-fire-safety-final-report
• Scottish Parliament - Education and Skills Committee - http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/education-committee.aspx
• Scottish Parliament - Local Government and Communities Committee - http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/local-govt-committee.aspx
• Research - CCNP - BRE http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/pubresearch/ResearchVerification/ResearchVerification