IMPORTANT - Planned Building Standards Certification Register Downtime

The certification register will be unavailable from 7 December 2026 while we migrate the service to a new cloud-hosted platform. To complete this migration, the register will be unavailable for a period of up to one week.

If you have any queries in relation to this, please e-mail: BSCertification@gov.scot

Find a designer or installer approved to certify building work (Approved Certifier)

If you are undertaking building work and you want to find someone who is approved to certify that the work complies with building regulations, you should use the Scottish Government’s Building Standards Certification Register. The register provides lists of approved designers or installers and their contact details.

Current aspects of work that can be certified are:

Design

• Building Structures – Certification of Design (Building Structures)
• Energy – Certification of Design (Energy)

Construction

• Drainage, Heating and Plumbing Installations – Certification of Construction (Drainage, Heating and Plumbing)
• Electrical Installations – Certification of Construction (Electrical Installations to BS 7671)

To find an approved designer or installer from the register, go to Find an Approved Body. This is the business who employs at least one Approved Certifier.

Further information can be found at www.gov.scot/bsd

Please note that the BRE Certification of Design (Energy) scheme closed on 29/09/26. If you have any queries in relation to that scheme, please contact Scottish Government Building Standards Division at: BSCertification@gov.scot