Government looking at extending deadline for post-Brexit certification rules as worries mount over timetable

By Tom Lowe2021-05-24T05:05:00

Current CE mark system due to be replaced at beginning of next year

The government has admitted it may be forced to extend the transition period for getting the new post-Brexit certification rules for construction products in place, Building has learned.

Representatives from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) told a meeting of the UK’s approved product testing and certification bodies earlier this month that it is considering scrapping the 1 January 2022 deadline for getting the new UKCA marking system up and running.

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