As part of our commitment to raising awareness of the Register, we are continuing to contact local authorities to encourage them to add links from their planning websites to the online Register of Architects.

As a result of contacts we made through this project we were recently invited to speak at a meeting of the London branch of the Planning Officers Society. After our presentation to the London branch the Society invited us to present to other regions and we are keen to get in touch with other planning networks to connect with local authorities across the UK.

The planning sections of council websites are often the first port of call for consumers who are considering building projects and so we are asking these key organisations to add a link to the Register.

Consumers have told us of many cases in which their builders, estate agents or friends have recommended an ‘architect’ only to discover later on that the person in question was not on the Register. We want the public to have the resources to hand to check this information so that they can make an informed decision about who they employ.

Thank you to those of you who have contacted us to offer assistance with this project, your help is greatly appreciated. Readers who would like more information about this piece of work can email sandrai@arb.org.uk or call us on +44 (0) 20 7580 5861.