A formal CLOCS monitoring visit will be conducted by a Monitor from the Considerate Constructors Scheme, providing an independent third-party assessment of how a specific project is performing against the CLOCS Standard.

These formal CLOCS monitoring visits are arranged directly through CCS and visits will usually co-incide with standard CCS visits to reduce the impact of additional travel and time out of the site team’s busy schedule.  The site team will be sent a self-assessment checklist which must be completed and returned to the CCS team in advance of the visit.

Following the visit, the Monitor will provide a site score and a detailed report capturing good practice and recommendations for improvement.

As well as looking to establish whether the CLOCS Standard is being met, the monitoring process aims to recognise best practice and raise standards across the industry. The report will contain helpful advice on areas for improvement and provides scores in all key areas. Overall scores and reports can be used as:

• evidence of CLOCS compliance to clients and/or planning authorities
• a benchmark for future clients
• internal performance reviews

Importantly effective monitoring will identify areas of underachievement that can be quickly addressed.

The self-assessment checklist reflects the requirements of the CLOCS Standard, as they apply to the project. The questions look to establish compliance and capture performance beyond minimum requirements as they seek detail on all elements described as – mandatory, recommended and optional (designated by ‘shall’, ‘should’ and ‘may’ within the Standard). This checklist helps contractors to understand their level of compliance at project level.

The checklist:

• can be used internally by organisations looking to establish performance against the CLOCS Standard and provide benchmarking across projects
• can be used as evidence for the CLOCS team that an organisation is working towards full corporate compliance
• must be completed and submitted to the Considerate Constructors Scheme in advance of a CLOCS site review visit or a formal score cannot be provided. A checklist will be issued when you book your visit.

As well as looking to establish whether the CLOCS Standard is being met, any self-assessment should look to recognise and capture best practice to be shared across the organisation, and ideally across the wider CLOCS community.

Importantly, effective internal monitoring will identify any shortfalls or areas for further development that can be quickly addressed.

A scoring sheet has been developed so that projects can score their self-assessments using the same scoring methodology used by CCS.