Guidance

Building Safety Bill: factsheets

These factsheets provide more information about key provisions in the Bill.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 5 July 2021
• Last updated: 5 April 2022
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  1. 5 April 2022

     Updated factsheets to reflect changes to the Building Safety Bill.

  2. 23 March 2022

     Added Building safety leaseholder protections factsheet. The factsheet explains who the new legal leaseholder protections for historic building safety defects apply to and what the impact will be when the Building Safety Bill becomes law.

  3. 8 November 2021

     Added Redress: factsheet.

  4. 14 October 2021

     Added factsheets.

  5. 5 July 2021

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 25 July 2022

This guidance is withdrawn as it is no longer current. Please see the latest guidance on the Building Safety Act.

Documents

Building safety leaseholder protections factsheet

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Dutyholders: factsheet

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Industry competence: factsheet

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Buildings included in the new more stringent regulatory regime: factsheet

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Impact Assessment: factsheet

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Building control regime for higher-risk buildings (Gateways 2 and 3): factsheet

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Safety Case: factsheet

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Safety management systems: factsheet

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Mandatory Occurrence Reporting: factsheet

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Building Safety Regulator: factsheet

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Amendments to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: factsheet

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Accountable Persons: factsheet

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Golden thread: factsheet

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Refurbishments: factsheet

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Building control registration and regulatory oversight: factsheet

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Wider changes to the Building Act 1984: factsheet

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Architects Competence: factsheet

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Architects Fees: factsheet

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Building registration and certification: factsheet

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Building Safety costs: factsheet for landlords & building owners

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Ongoing Building Safety costs: factsheet for leaseholders

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Construction products regulatory framework: factsheet

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Fire Safety Order interaction with the new regime for higher-risk buildings: factsheet

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National regulator for construction products: factsheet

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New Homes Ombudsman: factsheet

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Residents’ Voice: factsheet

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Special Measures: factsheet

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Building Assessment Certificate: transitional arrangements for existing buildings: factsheet

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Redress: factsheet

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New Build Warranties: factsheet

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Details

These factsheets provide more information about the provisions in the Building Safety Bill and how they will be implemented.

See also Health and Safety Executive: factsheets - these give details about the Health and Safety Executive’s early position on the regulatory approach of the Building Safety Regulator.