RIBA changes its stance on ARB but wants the board's role stripped back

摘要

The RIBA has voted to change its strategy on the abolition of the Architects Registration Board (ARB), agreeing to lobby government for a slimmed down version instead. The institute's previous policy from 2009 set out how it wanted 'to maintain protection of title', but with that task transferred from the ARB to the RIBA - a switch that would effectively spell the end for the board. However, at its meeting on Wednesday 19 March, the RIBA Council agreed a revised proposal for a pared-back ARB with an 'independent minimal registration' body, allowing other functions to potentially shift across to the institute.