About Us...
The Chief Building Surveyors Society was founded in the 1970's to provide a forum for surveyors primarily engaged in the maintenance of public buildings.
Over the years the members of the Society have become involved in asset management planning, facilities and estate management, design and modernisation. The Society has evolved in response to the changes such as outsourcing, delegation of budgets and efficiency agendas.
It currently has active representation from nearly 60 public sector authorities from all over the country and wealth of knowledge from its wide ranging membership, including retired members.
It has membership from Building Surveyors, Engineers, Architects and a wealth of other construction related disciplines.
If you have any questions about the Society, take a look at our FAQs, or feel free to Contact Us.
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MEMBERS - have access to minutes, reports, presentations, ablilty to run discussion threads, enter calander dates/meetings, upload their own photographs from CBSS events .. and much much more ........
The Equality Act 2010
October 2010 ? The Equality Act is now in force.
The vast majority of the Equality Act's provisions came into force on the 1st October 2010. This landmark legislation strengthens, harmonises and streamlines 40 years of equality legislation, providing protection from discrimination across all the ?protected characteristics?: age, disability, sex (including gender reassignment), race, religion and belief, and sexual orientation. The Equality Act affects you as an employer and service provider and applies whatever the size of your organisation or sector you work in.
The Act will see the existing detailed provisions of the outgoing Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005 relatively unchanged but the phraseology has been altered. Additionally, the legislative force in relation to disabled people has been strengthened ? despite relating to ?a range of protected characteristics? and not just disability.
The Act will effect on the built environment and the construction industry as a whole and this newsletter provides an introduction for property professionals.