Schemes Board

BESCA Scheme Board

The board members have been selected for their expertise and wealth of industry knowledge as well as their position in bodies associated with the building and engineering services industry and related sectors.

Comprised of representatives from the trade associations, professional and regulatory bodies, and contracting companies, the Schemes Board members have been chosen to ensure that no single interest group can influence decisions.

The Schemes Board has been established to scrutinise and advise on BESCA’s activities to ensure:

all certification activities are carried out in an unbiased way that safeguards the schemes’ impartiality and integrity;

the development and implementation of technical, financial, commercial and certification policies;

BESCA is advised by an impartial forum on all aspects of best practice relating to certification, assessment and registration;

BESCA is supported by personnel with the appropriate skills and depth of knowledge to carry out the evaluations, certifications and registration activities.

The Schemes Board is supported by four advisory panels designed to present an additional layer of impartiality and independence. All decisions are ratified by the Chair of the Schemes Board following further discussion of outcomes at the Schemes Board Meeting.

Support

The Complaints and Appeals Panel

The Complaints and Appeals Panel is made up of members from the Schemes Board and meets when a complaint cannot be resolved in-house by the BESCA Management Team.

Details of the Complaints and Appeals process may be viewed online here and can also be found in our Terms of Registration and Scheme Handbook.

The Technical Standards Panel

The Technical Standards is comprised of Schemes Board members and meets to review and ratify the Business, Commercial and Technical schedules and standards to which BESCA operates. 

The Impartiality Panel

The Impartiality Panel is made up of members from the Schemes Board and meets to monitor the activity of the Board and Management Team promoting the impartiality through framework ensuring there are no conflicts of interest.

The Membership Panel

The Membership Panel is the decision maker for all new applications for membership, monitoring and reviewing membership activity including complaints and compliance.

The BESCA Management Team

Acting along with BESCA’s dedicated administration team, the Management Team undertake all necessary administration, audit and review work, to supply members with the necessary services to support their activities. The Management Team reports directly to the Schemes Board.