Which document does your job need? · UK

CPP vs RAMS: the difference, and which one you need.

The two documents get confused constantly, and sending the wrong one is a classic reason paperwork bounces. The construction phase plan is the project-level document CDM 2015 requires for every project. RAMS are task-level: the risk assessment and method statement for each package of work. A principal contractor typically holds the CPP and demands RAMS from every subcontractor; a builder running their own domestic job usually needs both.

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How the two documents divide the job

The CPP is the project plan: management arrangements, site rules, welfare, emergency procedures and the key risks of the whole construction phase
RAMS are the task documents: hazards, controls and step-by-step method for one trade activity, the paperwork a principal contractor approves before you start
Who asks for which: clients, principal designers and building control look for the CPP; site managers and principal contractors gate you on RAMS
Running the project yourself: you need the CPP for the project plus RAMS for the work you and your subcontractors carry out
Working as a subcontractor on someone else's site: their CPP covers the project, your RAMS cover your package
Need both? The site pack bundles three RAMS, the CPP and five toolbox talks for £349, saving around £180 against buying separately

Written to: CDM 2015 regulation 12 (CPP), MHSWR 1999 and CDM 2015 (risk assessment and method statements). The plan is proportionate to your project; padding is what gets paperwork rejected.

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How it works

Order and tell us the project

£199 fixed, paid securely by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Then a ten-question intake: the project, the site, your trades, anything unusual.

5 minutes

Written, then signed off

Your plan is written for that exact project and reviewed by an SMSTS qualified professional with years running live UK sites.

Within 48h

Hand it over, start the phase

Branded PDF plus editable Word, one revision round included. If the client's designer or the principal designer comments, we turn the revision around.

PDF + DOCX

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Questions, answered

Can one document cover both jobs?

No. The construction phase plan is the project-level document; RAMS are the task-level documents a principal contractor approves per package of work. They answer different questions and are read by different people.

I am a subcontractor on someone else's site. Do I need a CPP?

Usually not: the principal contractor holds the CPP for the project and you need approved RAMS for your package. You only need your own CPP when you are the contractor running the project, for example your own domestic job.

What does the site pack include?

Three bespoke RAMS, the construction phase plan and five toolbox talks, written for your trade and your jobs, for £349. It saves around £180 against buying the documents separately.

Fixed rate, no subscription

Your Construction Phase Plan is back within 48h of your completed intake.

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Also available: bespoke RAMS from £89 and the full site pack £349