The government has cancelled the June 2025 deadline for ending recognition of the European Union’s construction product safety kitemark regime in the UK.
The previous government had said that the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking scheme, which was to be replaced by the new UKCA scheme, was no longer due to be recognised for construction products from next June.
But in a statement to the House of Commons, junior building safety minister Rushanara Ali said the recognition period for the CE mark will be extended.
She said the findings of the Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime showed there is currently ‘insufficient’ testing and certification capacity in the UK for the UKCA to replace CE recognition. Ali added that ending recognition without reforming the UK’s domestic regime would create trade barriers and negatively affect the supply of products that meet recognised standards.
