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  • Golden thread contents (in occupation)

    This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the information and documents that have to be stored in the golden thread (the contents of the golden thread). The golden thread is a key part of the new, more stringent building safety regime. Having a golden thread of accurate and up to date information will enable the people responsible for a building to manage it in a way that ensures the safety... More
    Opened 20 July 2022

  • Duties on the principal accountable person and accountable person(s) to provide information

    This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the duties on the principal accountable person and accountable person(s) to provide information to various person(s) or organisations including residents and the Building Safety Regulator. The principal accountable person and accountable person(s) will have to share information with various people and organisations at different points in the building lifecycle. This will... More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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... More
    Opened 20 July 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... More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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). More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 2022

  • Golden thread – having the right people at the right time to have information to support compliance with all applicable building 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 g olden thread - having the right people at the right time to have information to support compliance with all applicable building regulations. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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. More
    Opened 20 July 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... More
    Opened 20 July 2022

  • AfEO 6 month extension

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    Opened 25 July 2022

  • Building Safety Fund 2022 Application Form-R1

    This form is no longer in use for new applications to the Building Safety Fund. Please use the new application portal on the Building Remediation Hub Building Remediation Hub The only exception to this is if you are applying for buildings that commenced the removal and replacement of cladding on or after March 11, 2020 (but before July 28, 2022) where work has not yet been completed. A different process is followed for these buildings so please continue to use this form for those... More
    Opened 28 July 2022

  • Building Safety Fund 2022 Application Form - Original Criteria - R2

    Please continue your application by clicking the link below: More
    Opened 28 July 2022

  • Building Safety Fund - ACM Buildings - R4

    You have told us that you have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) as part of your external wall system. You may be eligible for government funding to remediate the ACM on your external wall system. We will require further information and any evidence you may have that indicates that ACM is present, and what category. Please complete this brief questionnaire with your details. This will enable us to get in touch with you to discuss your applications and options further. ... More
    Opened 28 July 2022

  • HSE Consultation: The Building Safety (Fees and Charges) Regulations 202[3] and charging scheme

    Building Safety Regulator’s proposals for the Building Safety (Fees and Charges) Regulations This consultation sets out the Building Safety Regulator’s proposals for the Building Safety (fees and charges) regulations and an underpinning charging scheme. The consultation will run over a period of 10 weeks - closing on 7 October 2022. Find out more by visiting HSE’s consultation HUB. More
    Opened 1 August 2022

  • Consultation on the Future of the IFRS 9 Statutory Override

    The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (the Department) has policy responsibility for local authority accounting. In practice, under the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) Regulations 2003 (the Regulations) authorities must comply with the accounting practices set out in the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting (the Code) prepared by the CIPFA LASAAC Local Authority Accounting Code Board (the Board). The Code is reviewed continuously... More
    Opened 11 August 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... More
    Opened 22 August 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... More
    Opened 30 August 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. More
    Opened 31 August 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. More
    Opened 2 September 2022

  • Consultation on a technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the 2023 Revaluation and Central List Transfers

    The Business Rates Retention (BRR) system distributes tax income between councils, and between councils and central government, according to need and established shares. Separately, the next Business Rates Revaluation is due to take effect from 1 April 2023, changing business rates income retained locally. The Government has also confirmed its intention to move a number of large telecom networks and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link out of local authority rating lists into... More
    Opened 2 September 2022

  • Homes for Ukraine -re-matched guests survey

    This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests that have been rematched to opt in to take part in user reserach More
    Opened 7 September 2022
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