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Updated guidance will call for second staircases in all new buildings over 18 metres from 30 September 2026.
We are seeking views to inform future updates to Approved Document B
Guidance about meeting the building regulations, given by decisions on disputes made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Guidance about meeting the building regulations, given by decisions on appeals against refusals by local authorities to relax or dispense with one or more requirements of the regulations.
New rules are being proposed to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings over 30m.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
Find out what information the Building Safety Regulator holds in its register of high-rise residential buildings, and how you can access that information.
Building regulation in England covering the buildings users protection from falling, collision and impact in and around the building.
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
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...
Responsibilities of accountable persons for a building’s safety case.
This circular letter draws attention to concerns that design proposals for very tall residential buildings with single stairs being designed using Approved Documents.
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