Petition · past parliament

Introduce statutory licensing & regulation of builders and construction workers

Closed 175 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should require all builders and other construction workers to be registered with a Government regulatory body, which has the power to investigate complaints and enforce remedies, including re-payment to the client, financial penalties, re-training, and abide with a code of practice.
Yearly, hundreds people across the UK are scammed by Rogue Traders. We believe the protections of consumers are deeply inadequate, and can leave the customer with poor / dangerous workmanship and deeply out of pocket (and it is frustratingly hard to get your money back). Its too easy for a rouge builder to prey on homeowners, and the few avenues of redress are costly for the customer/victims. Mandatory licensing and regulation across the UK of these workers should help protect consumers.

Timeline

10 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 175
Status Closed
Opened 10 Nov 2021
Closed 10 May 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.