A senior representative from Structural Engineers Registration Ltd (Scottish Registration Board), an organisation that approves and holds a register of approved certifiers of structural design
• The Chair of the Scottish Registration Board attended as a witness
A senior representative of Structural Safety, an organisation supported by the Health and Safety Executive, the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers, which operates the Confidential Reporting of Structural Safety (CROSS), a formally recognised system established in 2005 to improve structural safety and reduce failures by using confidential reports to highlight lessons that have been learnt, to generate feedback and to influence change.
• The Director of Structural Safety attended as a witness
A senior representative of the Institute of Clerks of Works
• A designated senior Scottish representative of the Institute of Clerks of Works did arrange to attend as a witness to the Inquiry but unfortunately had to withdraw due to unavoidable unforeseen circumstances.
• A written submission was made to the Inquiry by the Institute of Clerks of Work
• Two Scottish members of the Institute of Clerk of Works with significant relevant experience were subsequently interviewed
Senior representatives from Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) an organisation set up by the Scottish Government to improve public sector infrastructure investment processes and outcomes.
• The Deputy Chief Executive and another senior member of SFT attended as witnesses
Audit Scotland in relation to any findings/reports previously undertaken that may be relevant to this Inquiry
• A senior auditor attended as a witness
Senior Representatives from the Scottish Buildings Federation
• Two representatives attended as witnesses; one a senior employee of the federation; the other the CEO of a main contractor, whose company also provided sub-contracting brick-laying services to other companies
A senior representative of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in Scotland
• The Regional Delivery Manager for the CITB in Scotland attended as a witness