Codewords issue 106

Codewords issue 106 includes updates to LBP self-service portal, communications, licence packs and skills maintenance.

Notice: Code of Ethics

In the next Codewords issue, there will be an article about the new Code of Ethics for LBPs, which becomes enforceable from October this year. The article will explain why a Code of Ethics has been developed, what it includes and what happens if an LBP breaches it.

Updates

Updates to LBP self-service portal, communications and licence packs in mid-2022

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is upgrading the LBP self-service portal in mid-2022. This upgrade is part of a wider MBIE initiative to modernise and improve security for our services.

Updates to LBP self-service portal, communications and licence packs in mid-2022
All licence classes

Skills and maintenance article

Skills Maintenance

Following on from the History of LBP series, this article looks into what continued professional development (CPD) looks like. In the Licensed Building Practitioners scheme we know this as skills maintenance.

Skills Maintenance
All licence classes

Complaint decisions

Decision of the Building Practitioners Board in Respect of the Conduct of a Licensed Building Practitioner

In October 2021, the Building Practitioners Board (the Board) recorded their final decision in the matter of a complaint against Canterbury roofer Jamie Hartnett, BP123937.

Decision of the Building Practitioners Board
All licence classes