Pre-construction information template
Before work starts, the people designing and building need to know what the client knows about the site: asbestos, services, access, people living there. Fill in what is known and print it for every designer and contractor.
What the law says
CDM 2015 regulation 4(4) says the client must provide pre-construction information as soon as is practicable to every designer and contractor appointed, or being considered for appointment, to the project. It covers the project, the client’s requirements, the site and existing building, and the hazards already known.
On a domestic project the client’s duties pass to the contractor, or to the principal contractor when there is more than one contractor, so in practice the builder often pulls this information together with the homeowner.
Who provides pre-construction information?
The client, with help from the principal designer where there is one. On domestic jobs the duty passes to the contractor, who gathers it from the homeowner.
What should it include?
A description of the project, the client’s requirements and how the site will be used during the work, restrictions on the site, existing surveys and drawings (especially the asbestos survey), the location of services and the significant hazards already known.
How is it different from the construction phase plan?
Pre-construction information is what the client already knows, given to the team before work starts. The construction phase plan is the contractor’s plan for managing the work, written using that information.
Checked against legislation.gov.uk (CDM 2015, regulations 4 and 7) on 31 October 2026. This page is general guidance, not legal advice.