Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a construction firm — typically renewing on an ongoing basis.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Ongoing
Under
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
CDM 2015 Duties (Construction Phase Plan) is one of the obligations that typically applies to a construction firm in the UK, under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. It needs renewing on an ongoing basis, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
Ongoing. Construction projects typically must assign CDM duty holders (client, principal designer, principal contractor) and have a construction phase plan before work starts; notifiable projects must be notified to the HSE (F10). Per-PROJECT, not a premises interval — day-to-day office/yard/welfare premises duties sit under the HSW Act 1974 and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, tracked by the other obligations on this register.
Enforced by the HSE: improvement/prohibition notices and, on conviction, unlimited fines and/or imprisonment.
Is cdm 2015 duties (construction phase plan) a legal requirement for a construction firm?
CDM 2015 Duties (Construction Phase Plan) typically applies to a construction firm under UK law, under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
How often does a construction firm need cdm 2015 duties (construction phase plan)?
Ongoing. Construction projects typically must assign CDM duty holders (client, principal designer, principal contractor) and have a construction phase plan before work starts; notifiable projects must be notified to the HSE (F10).
What's the penalty for not having cdm 2015 duties (construction phase plan)?
Enforced by the HSE: improvement/prohibition notices and, on conviction, unlimited fines and/or imprisonment.
Keeval tracks cdm 2015 duties (construction phase plan) against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).