Building Safety Act–DLUHC Provides Secondary legislation & guidance for Building Control
Published: 23/08/2023
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published a suite of secondary legislation that applies to the new building control framework and was needed to specify how the Building Safety Act requirements would be fully implemented.
Until now there has been no detail on how the Government and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will put the new requirements into effect however this latest publication details how they will implement the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings.
The key issues covered are:
- Dutyholder roles and responsibilities
- Management of the golden thread
- The new gateway regime
- Transitional provisions for higher-risk buildings
It has also issued four sets of Regulations before Parliament which are:
- The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 – These regulations cover various items including:
- Building Control Approval for new Higher-Risk Buildings
- Building Control Approval for Existing Higher-Risk Buildings
- Changes before and during construction
- Golden Thread and Mandatory Occurrence Reporting
- Inspections
- The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 – this amends the Building Regulations 2010 producing modifications which include, facilitating the new dutyholder regime and the planning gateways.
- The Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 – These regulations address building assessment certificates, safety case reports and how information should be provided to various parties interested in a property.
- The Building (Approved Inspectors etc. and Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023 – This covers the transitional provisions from the old approved inspector to the new building control approver regime and how that will affect the Approved Inspectors Regulations.
Harris Associates has a dedicated in-house team dealing with compliance matters. Our compliance team comprises chartered surveyors, chartered engineers, technicians, and fire safety professionals. We are skilled at helping clients navigate through the increasingly burdensome requirements of statutory compliance. In particular, when delivering joined-up services that take in the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, the ever-present Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Building Regulations.
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