Response 177732371

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Demographic Information

6. Which of the following most closely describes your place of residence?

Residence
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East of England
East Midlands
London & South East
North East
North West
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire & Humber
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Republic of Ireland
Prefer not to say
Other

9. Which of the following best describes you?

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Academic (registered architect)
Academic (other)
Registered Architect
Architectural assistant, designer or consultant (not Part 3 qualified)
Architecture Student – undergraduate (studying Part 1)
Architecture Student – graduate (studying Part 2)
Architecture Student – Part 3 candidate
Elected political representative e.g. councillor or MP
Member of the public
Other built environment professional
Other

For Registered Architects

10. When did you qualify?

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0-5 years ago
6-10 years ago
11-20 years ago
21+ years ago

11. What is the size of your architectural practice?

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Small or self-employed (1-10 employees)
Medium (11-50 employees)
Large (51+ employees)
I'm not practising at the moment
I work at another type of organisation (e.g. developer, local authority)

12. In which of the following types of architecture have you the most experience? Select all that apply

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Commercial (including office and retail)
Community or non-residential institution
Defence and security
Education
Healthcare
Heritage and Conservation
Housing: single dwelling (new build or refurbishment)
Housing: multiple dwellings (excluding high rise)
Housing: high rise residential buildings
Housing: institutional (including care homes, hostels, student accommodation)
Hospitality (including hotels and restaurants)
Inclusive design
Masterplanning or large-scale mixed use
Infrastructure
Sustainable design
Transport (including aviation and rail)
Other

Survey

13. Status of the Appellant while the appeal is being considered

Please select one item
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
If you would like to explain the reason for your response, please do so here:
The introduction of a CPD scheme duplicates that required by the RIBA.
As an Architect, my competency is checked all year round by the Local Authorities, Heritage Consultants, Ecologists, Building Control Inspectors, Structural Engineers, SAP assessors, colleagues, clients; the list goes on.

14. Appeal Fee

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Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
If you would like to explain the reason for your response, please do so here:
This approach means that those using the service are paying for it, rather than it being added to the annual retention fee which would unfairly share the cost across all registered architects.

This should be done with all processes which relate to a specific individual.
Money raised from misuse of title and architect disciplinary fines should be pumped back into the ARB and not the HMRC. This work shouldn't be funded by the members of the register.

16. Do you have any other comments about the proposed rules?

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I resent the fact that as someone who spent over 7 years studying and qualifying that I am at the mercy of the ARB fee structure for which I receive no gain. The qualifications I have achieved and the work I carry out, should be what defines me as an Architect and not my ability to fork out for an ARB membership. The significant fee increases every year are unjustifiable and along with all the cost-of-living crisis will ultimately lead to people leaving the register and calling themselves something else.