On 2 September 2024, the British Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government issued a ministerial statement announcing that the CE marking for construction products will continue to be recognised in the UK.

The planned switch from CE marking to a separate UKCA label has been postponed indefinitely. The statement, which was published on the UK government’s website, states, among other things

We have listened to the findings from the Independent Review of the Construction Products Testing Regime. This was clear that there is currently insufficient testing and certification capacity in the UK alone to provide the volume of conformity assessment that would be required were CE recognition to end. We are also clear that ending recognition of CE marking without reforming the domestic regime would create trade barriers and negatively affect the supply of products that meet recognised standards.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/construction-products-regulation-in-great-britain (last accessed 16th October 2024)