CDM 2015 Client Duties Letter, Appointments and F10 Checklist

Explain CDM 2015 duties to commercial and domestic clients, record written appointments of the principal designer and principal contractor, and check whether the project must be notified to HSE on an F10.

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Construction & trades

CDM 2015 Client Duties Letter, Appointments and F10 Checklist

About this document

What it’s for

Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM), clients have legal duties and, where there is more than one contractor, must appoint a principal designer and principal contractor in writing. Many small clients do not know this. This pack lets you explain the duties, record the appointments and check notification.

When to use it

  • At the start of any construction project
  • When there will be (or may be) more than one contractor on site
  • For domestic clients, where duties pass to the contractor or designer

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Letter explaining the client’s CDM duties (commercial and domestic options)
  • Appointment of principal designer and principal contractor
  • Pre-construction information checklist
  • F10 notification checklist

How to complete it

  • Send the client letter with your quotation or contract
  • Complete and sign the appointment forms before work starts
  • Use the F10 checklist to decide whether HSE must be notified

Key points to check

  • If the client does not appoint a principal designer or principal contractor when required, the client takes on those duties
  • Building Regulations dutyholder roles (from October 2023) are separate from CDM roles – see the competence declaration in this pack

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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