In this eBulletin we cover the importance of informing us if you change your name or update your contact details, as well as other notifications required under the Code of Conduct.

Please remember that you are obliged to keep your details on the Register up to date. The information we currently hold for you is reproduced at the top of the eBulletin email. It’s particularly helpful if you provide us with a secondary email address as a backup, which is not made available to the public.

Below we explain why keeping us updated is important for a number of reasons:

Address and contact details

Other than the fact that incorrect contact details on the Register will leave potential clients unable to contact you, it may also mean that you are not receiving important correspondence ARB needs to send you from time to time. You can update your contact details including your address, telephone number, website and email addresses by logging onto the Registrant Services area of the website.

If you change your name

If you change your name for any reason, please remember to contact us so we can amend your details on the Register. This is particularly relevant for anyone who has recently married and chosen to change their name. It is important that the name you practice under is the same as that on the Register; a failure in this regard may lead to legal issues surrounding the use of the title ‘architect’. You can inform us of a name change via the Registrant Services site as detailed above. You can also upload the evidence of name change (such as a marriage certificate) via this site, as we will need to see this evidence before we can make any changes.

Other notifications

Under the Architects Code of Conduct you are expected to notify ARB if you are convicted of a criminal offence, become bankrupt, or are a director of a company which goes into liquidation. If this is likely to affect you, please contact our Professional Standards department at professionalstandards@arb.org.uk for further guidance.