New Chair and Vice Chair for the Architects Registration Board

New Chair and Vice Chair for the Architects Registration Board (23/02/2007)

ARB is pleased to announce that following a ballot, Michael Starling has been elected as Chair and Elizabeth Jane Rees as Vice Chair of ARB. Both terms of office are for one year, and they take effect immediately.

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Notes for Editors

ARB is the statutory body established by Parliament under the Architects Act 1997 to regulate the UK architects’ profession in the public interest. The Act requires ARB (inter alia) to:

• Maintain the Register of Architects (Section 3)

• Prescribe qualifications for entry to the Register of Architects (Section 4)

• Deal with competence to practise (Section 9)

• Issue a Code which lays down standards of professional conduct and practice (Section 13)

• Regulate use of the title “architect” and prosecute those who use it unlawfully (Section 20)

ARB has a Board of 15 members, seven of whom are architects elected by the profession. The remaining eight are members of the public appointed by the Privy Council to represent the interests of consumers and users of architectural services.

The conduct of the election is governed by the Board’s General Rule 6. The General Rules can be accessed via our website, www.arb.org.uk, or hard copies are available on request.