Published book + companion resources

The Accidental Compliance Manager

A plain-English guide to keeping buildings safe, legal and properly evidenced.

Chris Wilkinson

Compliance is a management system, not a collection of green boxes.

The book develops a practical way to manage building compliance across an operational estate: identify the duties and assets, assign ownership, obtain competent evidence, review what the evidence actually says, control remedial actions and report an honest position to management.

It covers the principal compliance areas commonly encountered by estates and facilities teams while keeping the emphasis on assurance, evidence and the ability to demonstrate that important risks are genuinely under control.

Paperback ISBN979-8194673438
Retail price£19.99
Approximate length203 pages

Particularly useful for

  • Building / Facilities / Estates Management
  • Construction Management
  • Building Surveying
  • Health, Safety & Compliance
  • Property and Asset Management
  • Professional practice and degree apprenticeships

Companion downloads

15 practical compliance tools

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01 Master Building Compliance Register XLSX

Create the central line of sight from compliance duty and asset through owner, due date, evidence, status and unresolved actions.

02 Compliance Responsibilities Matrix XLSX

Set out who owns, performs, reviews and escalates the principal compliance activities across the organisation.

03 Legal and Other Requirements Register XLSX

Record the legislation, approved guidance, standards, insurer requirements and other sources that drive recurring compliance tasks.

04 Annual Compliance Planner XLSX

Map recurring compliance activity across the year so inspections, reviews and evidence checks are visible before they become overdue.

05 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Schedule XLSX

Track planned inspections, tests and maintenance by asset or system, including frequency, owner and evidence.

06 Compliance Evidence and Document Register XLSX

Maintain a controlled record of certificates, reports, assessments and other evidence supporting the compliance position.

07 Compliance Action and Remedial Works Tracker XLSX

Follow findings from inspection through ownership, priority, target date, remedial work and verified closure.

08 Compliance Risk Register XLSX

Record significant compliance risks, controls, owners, actions and residual position rather than relying only on headline status.

09 Compliance Assurance Dashboard XLSX

Summarise current activity, exceptions and risk-sensitive measures for management reporting and assurance.

10 Contractor Competence and Appointment Checklist DOCX

A structured check of competence, scope, evidence, responsibilities and appointment controls for compliance contractors.

11 Compliance Audit and Site Review Checklist DOCX

Use for periodic assurance reviews, evidence sampling and site checks across key compliance disciplines.

12 Incident, Breach and Enforcement Log XLSX

Record compliance incidents, breaches, regulator contact, actions, ownership and learning in one controlled log.

13 Specialist Equipment Compliance Checklist XLSX

Prompt identification and control of specialist assets that may sit outside standard building-compliance lists.

14 Monthly Compliance Assurance Report Template DOCX

A concise management report structure covering current position, significant exceptions, actions, trends and decisions required.

15 Ninety-Day Compliance Recovery Plan DOCX

A practical 90-day structure for organisations that need to establish control, close information gaps and prioritise significant risks.