Architects Registration Board
| Website | http://www.arb.org.uk |
| Tribunal rules | The Architects Act 1997 and rules made there under |
| Code of Standards, etc | Code of Professional Conduct and Practice |
| Grounds for disciplinary proceedings |
Serious professional incompetence Unacceptable professional conduct or serious professional incompetence |
| Powers of administrative suspension? | Yes |
| Settlement/conciliation procedures available? | No |
| Who investigates? | Investigations Panel/Committee |
| Power of entry/search and seizure? | No |
| Power to demand information? | No, but adverse inferences may be drawn from silence |
| Pre-trial hearing? | Yes |
| Discovery of documents? | Yes |
| Pleadings? | Yes |
| Tribunal | Professional Conduct Committee |
| Address |
Clerk to the Professional Conduct
Committee Architects Registration Board 8 Weymouth Street London W1W5BU |
| Legally qualified chairman? | Yes |
| Tribunal includes lay element? | Yes |
| Tribunal has legal assessor/clerk? | Yes |
| Evidence heard on oath? | Yes |
| Prosecution conducted in name of | Solicitor complainant on behalf of the Board |
| Prosecution usually conducted by | An external solicitor or barrister |
| Judicial rules of evidence apply? | No |
| Standard of proof | Civil |
| Maximum fine | Level4 |
| Costs against prosecutor? | No |
| Power to order compensation? | No |
| Proceedings open to public? | Yes |
| Reasons given for decisions? | Yes |
| Published sentencing guidelines | No |
| Where are decisions reported? | Trade press |
| Alternative to full disciplinary proceedings? | No |
| Ombudsman | No |
| Appellate tribunal | High Court/Court of Session |
| Is right of appeal limited? | No |
| Costs against prosecutor? | Yes |
| Right of appeal to prosecutor? | No |
Categories: Examples of disciplinary codes