Who we are and what we do: organisational information, structures, locations and contacts
Roles and responsibilities
Committee Terms of Reference
• Professional Conduct Committee
• Prescription Committee
• Audit & Risk Committee
• People Committee
• Framework Agreement
• Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 655 – Professional Conduct Committee
Organisational structure
• Who we are
• What we do
• Senior Leadership Group
• ARB’s Internal Framework
Information relating to the legislation
• The Architects Act 1997
• Qualifications Directive
• Board’s General Rules
• Board members
• Location and Contact details for ARB
• ARB’s Purpose& Objectives and Strategic Objectives
What we spend and how we spent it: financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit
• Financial Audit Reports
• Attendance allowance and expenses paid to Board members
• Expenditure over £500
What our priorities are and how we are doing: strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews
• Annual Business Plan and Strategic Objectives
• Annual Report
• Strategic Statement: Fire And Life Safety Design
• Service Standards
• Internal and external performance reviews
How we make decisions: decision making processes and records of decisions
• Major policy proposals and decisions
• Public consultations
• Minutes of meetings, including senior level meetings
• Reports and papers provided for consideration at meeting
• Policy on the matters to be discussed in the open and confidential sessions of Board meetings
Our policies and procedures: current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering services and responsibilities
• Equality Scheme
• Code of Practice for Consultations
• Principles of Good Administration
• Fraud and Bribery Prevention Policy
• Reserves Policy
• Architects Registration Board Retirement Benefits Plan Statement
• Staff Handbook – Hardcopy available upon request
• Scheme of delegation
• Risk Management Strategy
• Whistleblowing Policy
• Privacy and Data Protection Policy
• Board Members’ Code of Practice
• Third Party Review
• Travel & Subsistence (Board and Panel members)
• Customer Service: complaints procedure and FOI requests
• Information Relating to the Freedom of Information Act
• Records and data management policies
Lists and registers
• UK Register of Architects – Website
• Uk Register of Architects – Purchase Download
• List of ARB prescribed qualifications
• Register of Board member interests
The services we offer: information about the services we offer; leaflets and guidance produced for the public and businesses; details of the services for which we are entitled to recover a fee and details of those fees
Registration as an architect
• Prescribed Examinations
• Examiners Code of Practice
• Code of Conduct
• Title Protection Toolkit
Concerns about an architect
• Investigations & Professional Conduct Committee Rules
• Architects Code of Conduct
• PCC decisions
• Professional Indemnity Insurance
• List of insurance brokers
• Guidance on dealing with bankruptcy / liquidation
• Regulation of title – list of prosecutions
• Regulation of title – Title Protection Policy
• Company formations (Rule 25 declaration)
• Maintaining Competence
Prescription of qualifications
• Procedures
• Prescription process
• Good Practice Handbook
• Student Handbook
• ARB Criteria
• Maintaining competence and continuing professional development
• Practical training requirements
• Services Directive
Media releases
• News Releases
• ARB Insight
Information Leaflets
• What is the Architects Registration Board?
• You and your architect
• What we do to regulate use of the title “architect”
• Making a complaint
• Dealing with a complaint
• Customer service complaints
• Third party review at a glance
