Find and check a practitioner

Check a practitioner before you engage them

Before you appoint a builder, plumber or building practitioner, check they are registered or licensed for the work you need.

Use BPC’s public search tools to:

• find a registered or licensed practitioner
• check their registration or licence status
• check what type of work they are allowed to do
• see whether their registration or licence has any conditions or limits.

Do not rely only on advertising, business cards, quotes or what someone tells you. Check their details before signing a contract or allowing work to start.

Use the practitioner search tool to search by:

• practitioner name
• business name
• registration or licence number
• location
• type of work.
  

Check disciplinary and prosecution information

Use the Prosecution and Disciplinary Register to check whether a builder, plumber, building company or other registered practitioner has had certain disciplinary or prosecution action taken against them.

The register may include information about:

• disciplinary action
• prosecutions and court outcomes
• suspensions, cancellations or conditions on a registration or licence
• other outcomes BPC is allowed to publish.

Not every complaint, enquiry, inspection or compliance activity appears on the register.

Before appointing a practitioner, you should also check that:

• they are registered or licensed for the type of work
• their registration or licence is current
• any conditions or limits on their registration or licence
• whether the work requires insurance.