Posted By Kenneth Patrick Only seem to be able to find Scottish references and it appears to be specific to licensed premises: A building standards certificate is a certificate signed on behalf of the appropriate authority and stating- (a) that a completion certificate has been accepted under section 18 of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 8) (referred to in this section as "the 2003 Act") in respect of any construction or conversion of the subject premises in connection with their proposed use as licensed premises, (b) that permission for the temporary occupation or use of the premises has been granted under section 21(3) of the 2003 Act, or (c) that no such completion certificate or permission is required

Posted By peter gotch Hi Descarte. If you get building works done in Scotland, you are required to get a completion certificate from Building Control. Some years ago my then tenement flat went through 9 month rehabilition works. On completion Building Control insisted that my kitchen window was replaced. It had been put in years earlier [before we bought the flat] and did not have a completion certificate. Building Control position was that it did not comply with current standards nor those in force when put in. Regards, Peter