Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.

2 Marsham Street
London
MHCLG
UK

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government

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Series details	Title	Year	Status
	Amendments to Approved Document M 2015	2020	Current
	Approved Document B April 2019 edition	2019	Current
	Approved Document B December 2018 edition	2018	Current
	Approved inspector criteria: criteria for schemes of insurance for approved inspectors pursuant to section 47(6) of the Building Act 1984	2019	Current
	Approved inspectors - guidelines for schemes of insurance	2019	Current
	Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018	2018	Current
	Building regulations and fire safety procedural guidance: circular letter 15 July 2020	2020	Current
	Changes to structure of approvals and schemes of insurance for approved inspectors	2019	Current
	Dame Judith Hackitt's interim report of Building Regulations and fire safety, Building a safer future	2018	Current
	Department of the Environment Circular 13/92. Welsh Office Circular 29/92. The Building Regulations 1991 - caravans and mobile homes (Applicable in England only)	1993	Current
	Fire door tests	2018	Current
	Insurance schemes for Approved Inspectors pursuant to section 47(6) of the Building act 1984	2017	Current
	Nearly zero energy buildings requirements for new public buildings	2019	Current
	Nearly zero energy buildings requirements for new public buildings	2021	Current
	New clarified Approved Document B	2019	Current
	New editions of Approved Document L1B and the Domestic Services Compliance Guide	2018	Current
	Requirement B4	2019	Current
Circular Letter 03/2019	Notice of correction to Approved Document B 2019 edition	2019	Current
Circular Letter 02/09/2024	New updates to Approved Document B (Fire Safety) to support enhanced fire safety	2024	Current
Circular Letter 02/03/2025	Amendments to Approved Document B	2025	Current

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