Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC)

Throughout the United Kingdom the majority of building work is controlled by regulations. BRAC advises the relevant Secretary of State on the exercise of his / her power to make Building Regulations and on other related subjects, in England and Wales. Comparable regulations apply in Northern Ireland and Scotland, which have their own advisory committees - the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Advisory Committee (NIBRAC), and the Scottish Building Standards Advisory Committee (BSAC).

BRAC is defined as an advisory non-departmental public body (NDPB) and is also designated as a Scientific Advisory Committee under the Government's Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees 2001. It was originally established in April 1962 under section 9 of the Public Health Act 1962 (now section 14 of the Building Act 1984). More information  is available from the Communities and Local Government website, the Government department that sponsors BRAC.