CDM Regulations 2015: appointing a principal designer

This article was produced by Nabarro LLP, which joined CMS on 1 May 2017.

Summary and implications

The six-month transitional period under the CDM Regulations 2015 will come to an end on 6 October 2015.

The principal designer, the new role to be undertaken by a "designer" with control over the pre-construction phase of a project, will replace the role of CDM co-ordinator.

During the current transitional period, clients have been able to continue to employ a CDM co-ordinator to work on a project, without appointing a principal designer. However, clients must make the change and formally appoint a principal designer before the transitional period ends on 6 October for projects continuing after that date or they will be faced with having to take on the duties of the principal designer themselves.

For more details on the new regulations, click here.