The Architects Registration Board – 10 facts at a glance

There are more than 32,000 architects on our register.
We publish a code which sets standards of conduct and practice for architects.
It is illegal for anyone to offer their services as an architect if they’re not on our register.
We can prosecute people in business or practice who call themselves an ‘architect’ when they’re not on our register
We regulate architects across the whole of the UK.
We are the only organisation in the UK that decides what qualifications are needed to become an architect.
We expect all practising architects to have professional indemnity insurance.
Our Professional Conduct Committee can reprimand, fine, suspend or remove an architect from our register if they fall short of our standards.
There are 15 members on our Board – eight of these are members of the public appointed by the Privy Council, and seven are architects elected by their fellow professionals.
A board member’s term of office runs for three years, but they can serve for six years if they are re-appointed or re-elected.