Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has today launched a strengthened, modernised checklist and scoring model.
The CCS is an independent, not-for-profit UK and Ireland initiative that aims to improve construction working standards by independently monitoring and scoring sites.
Registered sites, companies, and suppliers voluntarily commit to adhering to the Code of Considerate Practice, which ensures they respect the community, protect the environment, and value their workforce.
The organisation says that this model for participants should introduce "a clearer and more consistent framework for assessing responsible construction" across the UK and Ireland.
This evolution of the checklist has been guided by extensive consultation with contractors, monitors, clients and subject matter experts.
This version was then further strengthened through testing with a pilot project.
The outcome is a finalised model that introduces 24 defined themes aligned to CCS’s three pillars of "|Community, Environment and Workforce".
The new model replaces the former 27‑question structure and adopts a percentage‑based scoring system, ensuring equal weighting across all three areas and enabling greater transparency, consistency and comparability across construction sites of all types and sizes. More than 7,300 sites are assessed under the Scheme each year.
From 5 May 2026, CCS’s nationwide network of monitors will begin using the updated Code and Checklist, supported by a refreshed digital ecosystem designed to make participation clearer, simpler and more impactful.
This model was strengthened through testing with a pilot project
What has the Considerate Constructors Scheme been doing?
In the last few years, CCC has had some big announcements.
In late 2024, the not-for-profit acquired the Building a Safer Future (BSF) programme.
The BSF programme, which creates positive culture and behaviour change in building safety, was launched in response to the Grenfell Tower fire.
BSF aims to create a more robust regulatory framework and promote a culture of safety within the built environment. The programme emphasises accountability, transparency, and the sharing of best practices to ensure that buildings are safe for occupants.
Earlier in 2024, CCS also made inclusive PPE for women in construction mandatory within its model. This was the reverse of a decision in 2022, and followed years of research into the subject and campaigning.