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This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a proposed new building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)...
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
What clients, principal designers and principal contractors must do to follow the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
The information principal accountable persons must submit when applying for a building assessment certificate from the Building Safety Regulator.
The leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 only apply to “relevant buildings.” This guidance explains what is meant by that term.
Duties and responsibilities of the principal accountable person.
Find out how to complain about a building safety risk, or the performance of an accountable person or principal accountable person, in a high-rise residential building.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.
Measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
Service providers or government departments installing networking technologies in government shared buildings, known as hub buildings.
What documents clients need to submit to manage building control approval for higher-risk building work under transitional arrangements.
Announcements from the Building Safety Programme, established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe and feel safe, now and in the future.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022, the Building Act 1984 (as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022) and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions...
The Building Safety Fund (BSF) provides funding to fix life safety fire risks associated with cladding in buildings over 18 metres high. This guide explains the process.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
An update on building regulations and fire safety guidance as part of wider reforms to building safety.
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