What is an RIBA Chartered Practice?

In order to qualify as a ‘Chartered Practice’, each separate office within a practice which wishes to register must supply evidence of its compliance with the following criteria. Explanatory notes are provided on subsequent pages.

• At least one of the full-time principals (Director or Partner) in the architects’ practice must be a Chartered Member of the RIBA.

• All architectural work must be under the supervision of a Chartered Architect.

• At least 1 in 8 of all staff employed in the architect’s practice must be a registered architect (on ARB register) or chartered architectural technologist (CIAT member) with RIBA Affiliate membership.

• At least 1 in 10 of all staff employed in the architect’s practice must be a Chartered Architect (i.e. chartered RIBA member).

• The architects’ practice must have a current Professional Indemnity Insurance policy appropriate for the work undertaken.

• The architects’ practice must operate an appropriate Quality Management System.

• The architects’ practice must operate an appropriate Health and Safety Policy.

• The architects’ practice must have a written Employment Policy in place which address the principles of the RIBA policy statement on employment.

• The architects’ practice must have an appropriate CPD Framework in place.

To register as an RIBA Chartered Practice, a practice must:

• be able to demonstrate compliance with the nine criteria above

• complete and return the Chartered Practice Annual Registration Form with declarations of compliance signed by a Chartered Architect principal (Director or Partner) of the practice, and

• pay the annual registration fee.

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