Chosen candidates will work for fixed term while role鈥檚 full responsibilities are determined
The government has said it expects to appoint an interim chief construction adviser this summer.
revealed the government had 鈥渟tarted outreach with potential candidates鈥� for the role which will be signed off by deputy prime minister and housing minister Angela Rayner.
The interim choice will work for a fixed period of time on 鈥減riority areas such as the design and implementation of the single regulator鈥�, while the government finalises the full responsibilities of the permanent adviser.
A permanent chief construction adviser is expected to be appointed next year.
In advance of the interim鈥檚 appointment, the government has made some progress on the inquiry鈥檚 recommendation to establish a single regulator for the construction industry.
According to the update, it has 鈥渂egun to establish the structures to design the single regulator in partnership with industry, residents, regulators and experts,鈥� which will inform the creation of a Regulation of the Built Environment Prospectus, to be published later this year.
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This prospectus will set out proposals for the design of the single regulator that will lead to the necessary legislation to establish it 鈥渨hen parliamentary time allows鈥�.
The government鈥檚 progress updates for a number of recommendations pointed to Construction Products Reform Green Paper, consultation on which closed nearly two weeks ago.
But the government鈥檚 proposed reforms received a dim assessment from Paul Morrell, who served as chief construction adviser before the position was abolished.
Morrell, who conducted a major independent review into the product testing regime along with KC Anneliese Day, said he did not see 鈥渁ny particular sign that it was valued鈥�.
He added: 鈥淭here鈥檚 been very little engagement with government. I mean, extraordinary little engagement. I think we鈥檝e had two meetings since the report was published.鈥�
The next progress report on the implementation of the inquiry recommendations will be in September.
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