Consultation on new and improved routes to registration

Overview

The UK Register of Architects exists to reassure the public that everyone on it is suitably qualified, fit to practise, and maintains their competence. One of ARB’s strategic aims is to improve access to the Register for competent professionals by simplifying our processes and removing unintended complexity and barriers.

We are proposing to introduce a new route to registration for:

• professionals with partial qualifications – specifically, accredited Part 2 and Part 3 qualifications but no accredited Part 1.

In developing this new route, we are proposing to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of two other routes, for:

• qualified professionals who left the Register more than two years ago, or completed their final (Part 3 / Practice Outcomes) qualification more than two years ago, and
• professionals removed from the Register for failing to comply with ARB’s CPD scheme.

These three routes will be covered by a new Registration Assurance Process that will introduce a simpler process for applicants based on a more targeted and proportionate evidence base.

More detailed information about the new routes and the proposals is available here.

Why your views matter

We are inviting views on these proposals from any interested individuals and organisations.

The consultation will close on Monday 2 February 2026.