Publications List

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
• General Rules
• Registration 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
• 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
• Find my registration route
• Prescribed Examinations
• Examiners Code of Practice
• Code of Conduct
• Maintaining competence and continuing professional development
• 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

Accreditation of qualifications
• Accreditation Handbook
• Standards for Learning Providers
• Competency Outcomes for Architects
• Practical training requirements
• Accreditation Rules
• Student Handbook

• Find my registration route

Prescription of qualifications
• ARB Criteria (outgoing)
• Practical training requirements
• Prescription process (superseded by accreditation from January 2024)
• Student Handbook

• Practical training requirements
• Services Directive
• Procedures

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