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The SiLC Register now offers two forms of qualification which are of benefit to brownfield industry professionals. The SiLC scheme has been operating since 2000 and has focussed on setting high standards in the industry. It provides registered practitioners with a recognised qualification as evidence that they are capable of providing land condition advice in the context of their professional background.
The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management (NQMS) is a scheme that has been developed by the National Brownfield Forum (previously Land Forum) to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality by a Suitably Qualified and experienced Person (SQP). The scheme was introduced in January 2017. The SiLC Register has been identified by the National Brownfield Forum as the organisation capable of qualifying professionals as SQPs.
The NQMS is expected to provide increased confidence and improved quality of submissions made under regulatory regimes, particularly planning applications, related to previously used land.
The National Brownfield Forum has facilitated the development of this nationally recognised system for ensuring a satisfactory standard of work. Through joint ownership by National Brownfield Forum members, it can be considered to have support and acceptance across the community.
The initiative is supported in principle by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment Agency and a positive response has also been received from individual devolved administrations.
More information on the scheme, which is administered by CL:AIRE can be found at http://www.claire.co.uk/nqms
In order to become both a SiLC and an SQP, the SiLC Register offers a process of application, subject to suitable chartership or membership of Professional Institutions, open-book exam and interview. Passing this process will qualify the individual as both a SiLC and an SQP. However, applicants have the option of appearing on the register as just a SiLC, just an SQP or both. The annual subscription for being registered as a SiLC only in 2020 is £161 per annum, with a reduction to £109 per annum for public sector professionals, and for being registered as both SiLC and SQP is £223 per annum for private sector professionals and £163 per annum for public sector professionals. Subscriptions are payable to Specialists in Land Condition.