Thomas McDermott joins the ARB Board
Three other Board members are reappointed and ARB welcomes a Boardroom Apprentice for 2023 Following recommendations from the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, ARB is pleased to announce that the Privy Council has appointed...
ARB publishes updated guidance on professional indemnity insurance (PII)
Guidance has been updated to address concerns about recent changes in the insurance market that particularly impact architects. 01 November 2022: ARB has published updated guidance on professional indemnity insurance (PII). This sets out the insurance arrangements...
ARB Retention Fee 2023
In 2022 ARB embarked upon an ambitious new five-year strategy to improve the way it regulates. Research and feedback from architects has informed a major programme of work to modernise the initial education and training of architects. ARB is also transforming the way...
ARB launches consultation on continuing professional development for architects
The Architects Registration Board is today launching a new public consultation on its plans for continuing professional development (CPD). All architects will be required to comply with ARB’s CPD scheme when it launches in full in 2024. This three-month consultation...
ARB publishes its 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statements
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has today published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2021. The Annual Report, which has also been laid in Parliament, details how ARB has carried out its work as an independent professional regulator, established...
Alan Kershaw confirmed as Chair of ARB
We are pleased to announce that Alan Kershaw has been appointed as Chair of the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for a four-year period, starting Monday 20 June 2022. Alan has been serving as ARB Chair since 11 June 2020, initially in a temporary capacity. Through...
