Information on the background and progress of the review to date.
The Deputy Prime Minister has asked Sir John Egan, President of the Confederation of British Industry to conduct a review of the skills and training that built-environment professionals require to deliver sustainable communities.
The Deputy Prime Minister announced the Egan Review of Skills at the Guardian/Observer Urban Regeneration Conference on 8 April and follows publication in February 2003 of the Sustainable Communities Plan. This highlighted the need for the right people with the right skills in the right place to deliver the Government's action programme.
The Review will look at skills and training required by developers, professionals and planning authorities so that they can co-operate in achieving measurable improvements to the communities they serve. It will also consider how any skills gap can best be bridged. The HBF recognises the importance of such skills, for example, in delivering improvements to the operation of the planning system.
Consultation is now underway, the HBF is responding and the report is due out by the end of 2003.