We understand that Brexit will be on the mind of many and that you may have questions about what it could mean for the regulation of the profession.

While we do not yet know what the outcome of Brexit will be we have a schedule of work in place so we are in as strong a position as possible to protect the public and support architects through any resulting change to regulation.

In our September eBulletin we explained that staff time had been dedicated to Brexit planning from early 2018, and this continues to be the case. We continue to liaise with relevant Government Departments, including the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Department for Exiting the European Union and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

We provide these Departments with information they request on topics such as our current EU routes to registration and how the mutual recognition of professional qualifications process operate in regards to architects.

We have also continued to meet with other regulatory bodies who deal with similar routes to registration to exchange ideas on the possible scenarios which might arise from the Government’s negotiations with the EU.

In October, the Government published a Technical Notice which set out information about the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario arising. We analysed this document and published a statement highlighting the key information that it provided.

Our current information and advice for architects is set out in our Brexit FAQs. These are reviewed on a regular basis and updated accordingly. As we learn more, we will publish further information and plan to launch a dedicated ‘Brexit’ webpage in the near future that features a range of useful information in one place.