Certificates in the construction industry

Certificates are documents that attest or confirm a particular fact. The certify that the fact is correct. They can be issued by a recognised third party such as a university, institute or testing organisation, or they can be issued by an individual or organisation that has been given a contractual right or obligation to do so. Under some circumstances self-certification may be permitted such as under competent persons schemes.

Certificates are used in the construction industry for a very wide range of purposes, including; confirming individuals have particular qualifications, confirming that payments are due, confirming that works are complete and so on.

Certificates commonly used in the construction industry include:

• Agrément certificate
• Building regulations completion certificate
• Certificate of immunity
• Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works
• Certificate of making good defects
• Certificate of non completion
• Certificate of non-collusion
• Certificate of occupancy
• Certificate of ownership
• Completion certificate
• Defects certificate
• Display energy certificate
• Energy performance certificate
• Established use certificate
• Final certificate for construction contracts
• Interim certificate
• Lawful development certificate
• Manufacturer’s certificate
• Penultimate certificate for construction contracts
• Planning permission completion certificate
• Practical completion certificate
• Vesting certificate for construction goods plant or materials

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• British standards.
• CE marking.
• Competent persons scheme.
• Construction contract certificates, notices and instructions.
• Notice.
• Self certification.
• Third party accreditation.
• Third party certification.