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Accountable Persons
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the accountable person(s) and the principal accountable person. As part of the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act), we have defined the dutyholder in occupation as the accountable person. The accountable person will be responsible for compliance with the new, more stringent regulatory regime for their higher-risk building or the part of the building they are responsible for. ... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Principles for managing building safety risks and the safety case report
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the safety case report and the safety case approach. As part of the new regulatory requirements, we are introducing a safety case regime to oversee the management of building safety risks in high-rise multi-occupied residential buildings. This new approach will provide greater assurance that risks have been assessed and proportionate steps are in place to manage them on an... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Consultation on the in-occupation regime for occupied higher-risk buildings
There are 12 consultation sections in this area. These consultations all relate to the proposals for occupied higher-risk buildings under Part Four of the Building Safety Act 2022. A HTML version of this consultation can be found here . Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017, the Government appointed Dame Judith Hackitt to lead an independent review of building regulations and fire safety. In her May 2018 report, Building a safer future , Dame Judith outlined a new approach... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Equalities assessment for the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to the the equalities impact of our proposals. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Residents' Voice
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to residents' voice. Residents and leaseholders should be safe and feel safe in their homes. We are introducing a set of specific residents’ voice requirements that will ensure all residents are informed about building safety, are engaged in discussions about how to keep their building safe (including their own responsibilities) and are empowered to challenge unsafe or unreasonable... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings
There are 12 consultation sections in this area. These consultations all relate to the proposed changes to Building Regulations under Part Three of the Building Safety Act 2022. A HTML version of this consultations can be found here . Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government appointed Dame Judith Hackitt to lead an Independent Review of Building regulations and Fire Safety. In her final report , Dame Judith Hackitt outlined a new approach to managing fire and structural... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
New dutyholder roles and responsibilities in the building regulations to ensure a stronger focus on compliance with the regulations
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to the new dutyholder roles and responsibilities in the building regulations to ensure a stronger focus on compliance with the regulations. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
A series of robust hard stops (“gateway points”) to strengthen regulatory oversight before a higher-risk building is occupied
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to the series of robust gateway points to strengthen regulatory oversight before a building is occupied. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Regulator's notices
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to regulator's notices. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Building work carried out in existing higher-risk buildings (refurbishments)
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to building work carried out in existing higher-risk buildings (refurbishments). MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
A stronger change control process for higher-risk buildings
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to a stronger change control process for higher-risk buildings. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Regularisation of building work
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to regularisation of building work. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Mandatory occurrence reporting
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to mandatory occurance reporting. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
More rigorous enforcement powers. A wider and more flexible range of powers will be created to focus incentives on the creation of reliably safe buildings from the outset. This includes compliance and appeals.
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to m ore rigorous enforcement powers. A wider and more flexible range of powers will be created to focus incentives on the creation of reliably safe buildings from the outset. This includes compliance and appeals. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Wider changes to the building regulations to align the existing system with the new system
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to wider changes to the building regulations to align the existing system with the new system. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Transitional provisions for higher-risk buildings
This area of the consultation on implementing the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to the building regulations for all buildings relates to transitional provisions for higher-risk buildings. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Registration
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the registration of higher-risk buildings. As part of the new regulatory requirements, the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act) will require all occupied buildings in scope of the new more stringent regulatory regime (higher-risk buildings) to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Consultation on Social Housing Rents
Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on a new Direction from the Secretary of State to the Regulator of Social Housing in relation to social housing rent policy. It focuses on the introduction of a rent ceiling from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which would act as an upper limit on the maximum amount by which Registered Providers of social housing can increase rents in that year. MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Review and Appeals
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the reviews and appeals process where disputes arise over higher-risk building decisions. The Government is committed to delivering swift access to justice. The reviews and appeals process is designed to be collaborative, fair and transparent. Where disputes arise over higher-risk building decisions, the first stage is informal discussion and mediation between the... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
A Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector: consultation
We are consulting on introducing a Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector. Thank you for taking the time to respond. MoreClosed 14 October 2022 -
HSE Consultation: Building Safety Operational Standards Rules
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. We want to hear your views on the proposed operational standards rules (OSRs) we are developing for building control bodies. We are consulting on: OSRs BSR monitoring arrangements including reportable data and key performance indicators (KPIs) for building control bodies the strategic context for building control oversight The OSRs use the... MoreClosed 25 October 2022 -
Call for evidence - leaseholder-owned buildings (11m+ or 5 Storeys+)
During its passage through Parliament, the government made several changes to the now Building Safety Act 2022 to protect qualifying leaseholders in buildings above 11m or 5 storeys from the costs of remediating their buildings. The government made the decision that the leaseholder protection provisions in Part 5 of the Act would not apply to leaseholder-owned and commonhold buildings. This was because leaseholders, in their capacity as freeholders would still have had to pay to remedy... MoreClosed 14 November 2022 -
AfEO Phase 2
Closed 18 November 2022 -
Building inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) consultation
The Building inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) applies to all who wish to register with the BSR as a Building Inspector, whether they work in the private or public sector. MoreClosed 9 December 2022 -
Homes for Ukraine - Learning English survey
This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests to opt in to take part in user research. MoreClosed 2 January 2023 -
Homes for Ukraine - Learning English survey - Ukrainian
This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests to opt in to take part in user research. MoreClosed 2 January 2023 -
Homes for Ukraine - Learning English survey - Russian
This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests to opt in to take part in user research. MoreClosed 2 January 2023 -
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 Consultation
This consultation seeks views on the proposals for the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24. MoreClosed 16 January 2023 -
Technical consultation on consequential changes to the homelessness legislation
Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the consequential amendments to homelessness legislation as a result of the Renters Reform Bill, namely, the removal of section 21 evictions, assured shorthold tenancies and fixed-term tenancies. This consultation aims to identify and understand the impacts these changes will have on the sector, to ensure local authorities can... MoreClosed 25 January 2023 -
Consultation on building safety director proposals
This consultation is about the appointment of a building safety director to support resident-led organisations in complying with their duties under Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 to the board of directors of: Resident Management Companies through the proposed Resident Management Companies (Building Safety Directors) Regulations ; and RTM Companies through proposed amendments to the (Model Articles)... MoreClosed 7 February 2023
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