Approved certification
Certification shows that building design, construction or both meet building regulations. It’s only relevant to work that needs a building warrant.
Certified design or construction work is carried out by reputable building professionals and tradespeople. They must be registered in a Scottish Government approved scheme.
It’s optional. There is no requirement to use an approved certifier.
Types of approved certifiers
There are 2 types of approved certifiers.
Approved certifiers for design
They certify that design work they do meets building regulations for:
- structural work
- energy efficiency
Approved certifiers for construction
They certify that building work they do meets building regulations for:
- electrical installation
- drainage
- heating
- plumbing
How to find an approved certifier
Search for an approved body on the Scottish Government Certification Register.
An approved body is a business who employs at least one approved certifier.
You can search by:
- the type of work
- your local council
- the postcode where the work will happen
If you need more information about building regulations
Contact your local council’s building standards office.
Find your local council's building standards department
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeenshire Council
- Angus Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Dundee City Council
- East Ayrshire Council
- East Dunbartonshire Council
- East Lothian Council
- East Renfrewshire Council
- Edinburgh Council
- Falkirk Council
- Fife Council
- Glasgow City Council
- Highland Council
- Inverclyde Council
- Midlothian Council
- Moray Council
- North Ayrshire Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Perth and Kinross Council
- Renfrewshire Council
- Scottish Borders Council
- Shetland Islands Council
- South Ayrshire Council
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Stirling Council
- West Dunbartonshire Council
- West Lothian Council