Consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings

Publication Year

2022

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Seeks views on proposed changes to building regulations under part three of the Building Safety Act 2022, to create the building control procedure for higher-risk buildings, and other improvements to the overall building control system. Relating only to the design and construction of buildings rather than occupational requirements in higher-risk buildings, it covers: new duty holder and competence requirements on all building work and additional duties for those working on higher-risk buildings; new hard stops to strengthen building control for higher-risk buildings before a building is occupied; approach to Regulator’s notices to support building projects which comprise both higher-risk building work and non higher-risk building work; additional requirements for building work carried out in existing higher-risk building work e.g. refurbishments; stronger change control during the construction of higher-risk buildings; process of certifying building work that have been carried out without building regulations approval (regularisation); establishing greater record keeping and management in higher-risk buildings (golden thread); mandatory occurrence reporting system in higher-risk buildings; stronger enforcement and sanctions for all building work; wider changes to the building regulations to align the existing system with the new system; and commencement of building work and transitional provisions for changing to the new higher-risk building regime. Applies to England only.

Document History

Consultation will last for 12 weeks from 20 July 2022 to 12 October 2022. Sourced from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-implementing-the-new-building-control-regime-for-higher-risk-buildings-and-wider-changes-to-the-building-regulations-for-all-buildings

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