Current Competence
Conditions
Unsettled
Scattered Evidence
UK Built Environment
Wind: Mostly Hot Air
Competence:Patchy
Awareness:Low
Visibility:Poor
Ceiling:Very Low
Pressure:Rising↑
Evidence:Scattered
Claimed vs Evidenced
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Pressure chart of the British Isles. A deep low marked LOW COMPETENCE, 960, sits off the west coast with fronts sweeping across the country. A high marked BUILDING SAFETY ACT lies over the North Sea.
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High Pressure
Building Safety Regulator
Gateway 2 Front
Pushing in. Delays likely
Golden Thread
Thin in places
Dutyholder Winds
Strengthening
BS 8670 Ridge
Building steadily
"Trust Me" Front
Weakening
Then
Now
Card issued:
2019
2019
Checked:
2019
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Standard:
Old
Moved on
Competence Phases:
Trained2019
AssessedPending
EvidencedNever
ExpiredUnknown
2027
Regulator
Bill expected
Pressure
BuildingExcuses
Thinning
2028
Single Regulator
moving in
Scrutiny
HeavyCover
None
2029
Cladding
deadline
Penalties
LikelyProof
Required
2030
Clearing,
if evidenced
Risk
FallingProof
Rising
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