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2027 Retention Fee
You can now pay your 2027 Retention Fee through our MyARB self-service portal here.
Annual Retention Fee – The facts
Your CPD declaration and 2027 Retention Fee payment must be completed before midnight on 31 December 2026.
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The UK’s regulator of architects
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2025 CPD report
Our 2025 CPD report sets out what we learned from our compliance checks and how we’re using this to strengthen the value of CPD for architects and the public.
The Architects Code
The standards every architect must meet – setting expectations for professionalism, competence and conduct.
Additional supporting guidance relating to the 2025 Code has now been published.
Corporate Strategy 2026-30
Our new five-year Strategy sets out how we will strengthen safety, competence and culture — embedding reform and delivering modern regulation in the public interest.
ARB Annual Report 2025
Read more about ARB’s 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements.
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