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Annual Revaluation date change in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
This consultation seeks views on changing the Local Government Pension Scheme for England and Wales (LGPS) annual revaluation date from 1 April to 6 April. This is to mitigate against the impact of high inflation on LGPS revaluation this year and consequent tax liabilities arising as a result. These tax liabilities would arise because the timing of LGPS revaluation on 1 April is not aligned with HMRC’s process for assessing the annual allowance tax charge. The proposed change would bring... MoreClosed 24 February 2023 -
Code of conduct for registered building inspectors
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. Building control professionals will have to register with the BSR to perform building control work in England. The code of conduct sets out standards of professional conduct and practice that registered building inspectors are expected to meet. MoreClosed 23 February 2023 -
Professional conduct rules for Registered Building Control Approvers
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. Building control professionals will have to register with the BSR to perform building control work in England. The professional conduct rules sets out standards of professional conduct and practice that registered building control approvers are expected to meet. MoreClosed 17 February 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 -
Consultation on the Building Safety Levy 2022
This consultation seeks views on the technical details and implementation of the Building Safety Levy (hereinafter the levy), which will apply to new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety expenditure. This levy was announced in February 2021 to ensure the taxpayer does not pay for the necessary remediation of buildings safety defects. The body responsible for the consultation is the Department for... MoreClosed 7 February 2023 -
The Building Safety Levy consultation
Consultation description This consultation seeks views on the design and implementation of the Building Safety Levy. The Levy will be paid by developers and charged on new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety expenditure. The levy was announced in February 2021 and will ensure the taxpayer and leaseholders do not pay for the necessary remediation of building safety defects. The consultation covers the... MoreClosed 7 February 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales): Governance and reporting of climate change risk
This consultation seeks views on proposals to require Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administering authorities in England and Wales to assess, manage and report on climate-related risks, in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). MoreClosed 24 November 2022 -
AfEO Phase 2
Closed 18 November 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 -
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 -
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 -
Building Assessment Certificate
This area of the consultation details implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings in relation to the building assessment certificate. A building assessment certificate will only be issued by the Building Safety Regulator if it is satisfied that, at the time it carries out its assessment, the accountable person(s) for the building are complying with their duties under part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act). Once a building has been registered,... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Enforcement
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings relates to the enforcement of the regime. The Government intends to bring forward regulations related to enforcement during the occupation of a higher-risk building. This will deal with: the information that should be included on compliance notices; who must be consulted before and after notices have been issued; and, how notices can be... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Mandatory Occurrence Reporting - in occupation
As part of the new regulatory regime, we are introducing a mandatory occurrence reporting requirement which will require specific people responsible for the safety of higher-risk buildings to capture and report certain fire and structural safety issues called ‘safety occurrences’ to the Building Safety Regulator. Mandatory occurrence reporting will ensure that the Building Safety Regulator is able to capture any risks that could have a potential impact on fire... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
Key building information
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings and relates to the key building information. The Government understands the importance of data and data analysis and how this can support better building safety. Data analysis enables greater knowledge of the characteristics of buildings and how these characteristics can inform building safety and building safety risks. It also enables understanding of trends and changes over... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
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 -
How the golden thread is managed and stored (in occupation)
This area of the consultation on implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings and relates to how the golden thread (and the information and documents within the golden thread) is stored and managed. The golden thread is a key part of the more stringent building safety regime. Having a golden thread of accessible and transferrable information will ensure that the right people have the right information at the right time to manage the building safely. ... MoreClosed 12 October 2022 -
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... MoreClosed 12 October 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... 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
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