CLC Outlines Delivery Plan for 2026

Improving skills, safety and wellbeing, and supporting Government to achieve its growth objectives for housing, infrastructure, retrofit and remediation, will be priorities for the Construction Leadership Council in 2026.

In its biennial report, published today, the CLC sets out this year’s objectives for each of its five core priorities: Housing; Infrastructure; Domestic Repair, Maintenance and Improvement; Place, Commissioning and Assets; and Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

The report also reflects on outcomes already delivered:

• Establishing the Construction Skills Mission Board to support the delivery of the £625m Construction Skills Mission, and developing over 40 competency frameworks through the Industry Competence Steering Group
• Working closely with the Building Safety Regulator, Government, and HSE to implement the Building Safety Act across the industry
• Responding to the consultation on tackling late payment and to reform the practice of retentions
• Growing the CO2nstructZero programme to involve over 300 companies
• Continuing to embed the use of the Information Management Initiative Framework across the industry and Government

Delivery Plan for 2026

Looking ahead, the CLC’s 2026 action plan focuses on delivering progress in the following areas:

• Enabling procurement decisions to systematically identify and prioritise low-carbon solutions in infrastructure
• Working with industry and Government on the implementation of the Single Construction Regulator
• Convening industry around the challenge of how we design and implement a digital skills passporting eco-system for the built environment
• Prioritising progress on the digitalisation of the planning and building control systems, in partnership with MHCLG and wider industry stakeholders
• Working with Government on recently announced legislative proposals to address late payments and abolish retention clauses in construction contracts
• Publishing the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Action Plan in May 2026, followed by a Mental Health Action Plan and Joint Code of Practice in the summer

In addition, work to advance broader digital and data-led innovation across the sector will continue, including the accelerated rollout of the CLC’s Information Management Initiative.

Accelerating Progress

Mark Reynolds CBE (Executive Chairman, Mace Group and CLC Co-Chair) said: “The CLC’s latest report highlights a successful and productive 2025 but also recognises that significant work still lies ahead if the sector is to meet its long-term ambitions.

“What remains unchanged is the critical importance of collaboration between Government, regulators and industry — and ensuring that organisations of every size are part of that effort.

“By working together, we can accelerate progress in 2026 on the issues that matter most, from improving skills, safety and wellbeing to enhance industry performance and helping Government to achieve its growth objectives for housing, infrastructure, retrofit and remediation.”

Chris McDonald MP (Industry Minister and CLC Co-Chair) added: “This new report shows how vital the Construction Leadership Council’s work was to our construction sector in 2025, including establishing the new Mission Board to oversee £625m of skills investment, supporting delivery of the Building Safety Act, and growing CO2nstructZero to involve more than 300 companies.

“Construction is central to the UK’s growth and as Co-Chair of the CLC I’m proud to back its 2026 action plan, which will streamline regulation to boost productivity, improve health and safety for workers and double down on sustainability so the sector can play its part with our natural environment.”

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