26th March 2012, 08:59 AM
differentcolourmud Wrote:Basically it means they're operating a county list - if you're not on it you can't work which means a developer cannot choose who they want.
I don't think that's what they're saying - they're saying that they don't maintain a list, and that if a developer asks them how to find a contractor, they'll refer him or her to the IfA list of registered organisations. If the developer wants to use a contractor that's not on the RO list, that's still OK, but Cambridgeshire reserves the right to ask for details of previous work, to ensure that the company concerned is up to the job. I'd imagine that there will be several non-RO contractors who work in Cambridgeshire on a regular basis that don't have to prove their bona fides for every job, because the Council will be aware of their previous work, so it'd only really be an issue for a contractor wanting to work in the area for the first time.
As I said on a previous thread, I'd be opposed to a Council saying that only ROs were unable to undertake work in their area, as I don't believe that this would be legal, but (to me, anyway) that doesn't seem to be what Cambridgeshire are doing here.
You know Marcus. He once got lost in his own museum