Construction Act review group unveils timetable

The full timetable for the review group of the Construction Act has been unveiled today (Friday) following its first meeting since its formation after the Budget.

Chaired by Sir Michael Latham the group, which will look at adjudication and how to tackle late and non-payment provisions under the current legislation, expects to hand over its findings and implementation proposals to government by the end of March next year.

Other milestone points include the preparation of a paper setting out issues and proposals in August and the evaluation of consultation responses by the end of January.

As part of the review a new working group will be set up to deal with the payment provisions and will report to Latham in July.

Members of the working group have yet to be determined.

Latham said: "The group has agreed a timetable that will strike the right balance to make sure we have enough discussion but which ensures we address the urgency of our work.

"A lot of work has been done already by the construction umbrella bodies, identifying possible improvements and we hope that detailed consideration of proposals will begin early in the summer."