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Competency Statement
JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd
JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd is a Registered Building Control Approver (RBCA) operating under a licence granted by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to carry out building control functions in England in Wales. All activities and functions are undertaken in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Act 1984 (as amended), and associated secondary legislation.
In delivering its services, JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd complies with the Building (Restricted Activities and Functions) (England) Regulations 2023, ensuring that statutory duties are discharged only by appropriately registered and competent persons.
This competency statement sets out how JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd demonstrates organisational and individual competence using the Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviour (SKEB) framework and all registered Building inspectors ensure to meet the Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICoF), including the nine competence categories defined by the Building Safety Regulator.
1. Skills
JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd maintains the professional and technical skills necessary to lawfully discharge statutory building control duties, including restricted activities and restricted functions, across a wide range of building types.
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd holds a licence granted by the Building Safety Regulator to operate as a Registered Building Control Approver (RBCA).
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All restricted activities, including plans checking and statutory site inspections for compliance with the Building Regulations, are carried out only by Registered Building Inspectors (RBIs)
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All restricted functions exercised by JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd , including regulatory decision-making functions such as issuing notices and certificates, are undertaken only after obtaining and considering advice from an appropriately registered Building Inspector, in accordance with statutory requirements
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All JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd staff are Registered Building Inspectors are Chartered professionals with the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), providing independent professional validation of competence and ethical standards
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Senior technical oversight (peer review management) is provided by Class 3H Registered Building Inspectors, ensuring suitable competence for complex projects or projects not within the competence of an RBI
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd operates formal procedures for plan assessment, inspection, reporting and certification, supported by a secure digital building control management system to ensure consistency, traceability and audit readiness.
2. Knowledge
JPI adopts a structured and auditable approach to maintaining professional knowledge and regulatory awareness.
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Inspectors and technical managers demonstrate current working knowledge of (but not limited to):
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Primary legislation including Building Act 1984, Building Safety Act 2022
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Secondary legislation including the Building Regulations 2010
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Strong technical knowledge of Approved Documents, British Standard and government approved guidelines
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The Building Safety Act 2022 and associated secondary legislation
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The legal distinction between restricted activities and restricted functions and the duties placed on RBCAs and RBIs
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Gateway processes for Higher-Risk Buildings
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Fire safety design principles and regulatory fire strategy requirements.
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd operates a formal Training and Competence Policy, providing a minimum of 40 hours of structured training per technical staff member per year
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Training activities are designed to support and develop competence across all nine BICoF subject areas: law; technology; building services; functions and activities; plans assessment and enforcement; inspections and enforcement; management and core skills; safety management; and ethics
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Training and CPD records are maintained and periodically reviewed to ensure alignment with individual registration scope and statutory responsibilities.
3. Experience
JPI’s organisational competence is underpinned by extensive practical experience in statutory building control.
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd technical team has in excess of 150 years of combined building control experience, spanning residential, commercial, mixed-use, healthcare, education and complex refurbishment projects, including HRBs
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Senior personnel bring experience from both Local Authority and Approved Inspector environments, supporting proportionate and well-informed regulatory decision-making
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Complex projects are subject to senior technical review and oversight, ensuring that restricted functions are exercised only with appropriate professional advice and experience.
4. Behaviour
JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd promotes professional behaviors consistent with statutory obligations, regulatory expectations and the Building Inspector Competence Framework.
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RBI operate strictly within the limits of their licence, registration class and competence, escalating matters where additional expertise or higher-class oversight is required
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd and its inspectors operate in accordance with the Operational Standards Rules issued by the Building Safety Regulator, which govern how registered building control activities are organised, supervised, recorded and delivered
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd ensures that restricted activities are never undertaken by unregistered persons and that restricted functions are supported by registered inspector advice, always maintaining legal compliance
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All staff adhere to statutory duties; professional codes of conduct and ethical standards associated with the Building Safety Regulator and chartered bodies Chartered status. This includes Code of Conduct For Registered Building Inspectors and Code of Professional Conduct (CABE)
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JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd maintains independence and impartiality in its regulatory role, ensuring decisions are evidence-based, transparent and proportionate
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Quality assurance and internal review processes are embedded within JPI’s management systems to support consistency, accountability and continuous improvement.
JPI Building Control Approvers Ltd is an independent business and its services are fully impartial from any other service offering. JPI will not permit engagement with any other service offering when appointed to provide our Registered Building Control service offering.
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd provides specialist fire engineering, building regulations advisory and Building Regulations Principal Designer services across England and Wales.
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Our services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of Fire Engineers, Chartered Architects and Registered Building control professionals who all are Chartered profession; as, providing integrated support in relation to fire safety design, regulatory compliance and statutory duty holder coordination.
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This competency statement sets out how JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd demonstrates organisational and individual competence using the Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behaviour (SKEB) framework, and reflects the statutory expectations placed on designers, Principal Designers and fire safety professionals under the post-Grenfell regulatory regime.
1. Skills
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd maintains the professional and technical skills necessary to competently discharge its advisory, design and coordination functions under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Building Regulations.
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ORGANISAIONAL SKILLS:
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JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd employs suitably qualified fire engineers, architects and building professionals with demonstrable competence in fire safety engineering, regulatory compliance and design coordination.
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JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd provides:
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Fire engineering strategies and reports
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Building Regulations advisory services including advisory service for Principal Designer
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Act as Building Regulations Principal Designer for HRB and non-HRB projects, ensuring full regulatory compliance
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Technical design support relating to fire safety and building compliance.
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JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd operates formal procedures for:
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Fire strategy development and review
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Building Regulations compliance assessment
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Design risk identification and mitigation
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Principal Designer coordination and record-keeping
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Technical reporting and regulatory submissions.
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Secure digital systems are used to manage project information, ensuring consistency, traceability and audit readiness in support of the “golden thread” principles introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022.
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER (BUILDING REGULATIONS) SKILLS:
Personnel appointed to the Principal Designer role in JPI demonstrate skills consistent with PAS 8671 and the statutory role defined by the Building Safety Act 2022. These skills include the ability to plan, manage and coordinate the design work so that compliance with the Building Regulations is achieved.
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd demonstrates that Principal Designer functions are competently discharged through the ability to:
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Plan the design work by establishing proportionate compliance management arrangements at the outset of the project, taking account of the scale, complexity and risk profile of the building
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Manage the design process by monitoring design development, identifying compliance risks, and ensuring that those risks are eliminated or reduced so far as reasonably practicable through design decisions
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Coordinate the work of designers to ensure that Building Regulations compliance is embedded across all disciplines and that design interfaces are properly managed
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Ensure that sufficient, accurate and coordinated information is produced and maintained
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Support other duty holders in meeting their legal obligations through clear advice and structured compliance processes.
2. Knowledge
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd adopts a structured and auditable approach to maintaining professional and regulatory knowledge. JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd technical staff demonstrate current working knowledge of (but not limited to):
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Primary legislation, including the Building Act 1984 and the Building Safety Act 2022
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Secondary legislation, including the Building Regulations 2010 and associated statutory instruments
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Approved Documents, British Standard and statutory guidance relevant to meeting the functional requirement of the Building Regulations including:
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Fire safety
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Structure
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Means of escape
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Access and facilities for fire and rescue services
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Materials and workmanship.
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Fire engineering principles including:
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Fire dynamics and fire behaviour
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Passive and active fire protection systems
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Means of escape and evacuation strategies
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Smoke control and fire suppression systems
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Design and compliance management principles, including:
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Design coordination
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Risk-based compliance approaches
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Evidence management and regulatory record keeping
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER KNOWLEDGE:
Personnel undertaking the Principal Designer role possess specific knowledge of:
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The statutory duties placed on Principal Designers under the Building Safety Act 2022
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The requirement to plan, manage and coordinate design work so that all relevant requirements of the Building Regulations are met
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PAS 8671 competence requirements and role expectations
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How Building Regulations compliance risks arise through design decisions and design interfaces
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The interaction between Building Regulations, fire safety legislation and other design responsibilities
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Proportionate approaches to managing compliance risk based on building complexity and use
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The importance of accurate, coordinated and up-to-date compliance information throughout the project lifecycle.
TRAINING & CPD
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JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd operates a formal Training and Competence Policy, providing a minimum of 40 hours of structured training per technical staff member per year
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Training is role-specific and aligned to:
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Fire engineering competence
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Building Regulations advisory competence
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Principal Designer competence
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Legislative and regulatory updates
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Training records are maintained, audited and reviewed against role scope and responsibilities.
3. Experience
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd’s organisational competence is underpinned by extensive practical experience across fire safety, design compliance and regulatory advisory functions.
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JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd personnel collectively bring many decades of experience across:
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Residential, commercial, mixed-use, healthcare, education and complex refurbishment projects
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Both new-build and existing building portfolios
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Fire engineers have delivered fire strategies and engineering solutions across a wide range of building types and risk profiles
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Building Regulations advisors and Principal Designers have supported projects through:
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Early design stage compliance advice
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Design development coordination
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Construction phase technical support
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Regulatory submissions and compliance evidence management
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Senior technical personnel provide peer review and oversight for complex or high-risk projects, ensuring appropriate competence is applied to all work undertaken.
4. Behaviour
JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd promotes professional behaviours consistent with statutory obligations, regulatory expectations and professional ethical standards. All personnel:
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Operate strictly within the limits of their competence, professional registration and defined role scope
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Comply with the ethical and professional conduct requirements of their chartered or registered status, including the CABE Code of Professional Conduct where applicable
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Escalate matters where additional expertise, review or higher-level oversight is required
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Act impartially and independently when providing compliance advice
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Base advice and decisions on evidence, proportionality and regulatory requirements
In the Principal Designer role, JPI Fire & Building Regulations Ltd demonstrates:
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Independence and impartiality in compliance advice
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Clear allocation and management of compliance responsibilities
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Proportionate planning, management and coordination of design work
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Transparent and auditable compliance processes
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Effective communication with duty holders and design teams
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Robust management of compliance information and records
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Robust internal quality assurance and peer review systems to support consistency, accountability and continuous improvement.
Our Team's CVs
Our services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of Registered Building control professionals, Fire Engineers and Chartered Architects. Their competencies, skills and experience can be viewed below in their individual CVs by clicking on each headshot . Please also visit Our Team page for more details.
