"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

you'd need an adequate number of qualified staff to
check it all as it's built. With many councils, that would be an
unnecessary expense. Or something that could be privatized.

AIUI there *are* plenty of privatised building control inspectors so
that you can inform the council you will using one instead of requiring
their own services ...

Yes. But sometimes a jobsworth is the best bet. ;-)

in the near of Scotland the building Scotland act says you need to inform
building standards within seven days of the work starting date.... not seven
days before the work starts so you can do the job in six days and inform
them on the seventh of your start date and their is sod all the council can
do about that the way it is written ...... not a lot of people know that
......