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  • Building Safety Levy: Technical Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on the design and implementation of the building safety levy, which will apply to certain new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England.

    The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced powers to impose a levy on certain new residential buildings in England, to raise revenue to be spent on building safety.

    ​The government carried out a consultation on the levy which closed on 7 February 2023. The results of that consultation have been published online. Feedback from that consultation was used to develop the proposals outlined in this consultation, which provides a greater level of detail on the operation of the levy. This consultation covers:

    ·        ​methodology for levy calculation

    ·        ​the collection process

    ·        ​disputes and appeals

    ·        ​further exclusions

    This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 20 February 2024 

    Access it here.

    • Building Safety Act
    • Consultation & Government Responses

  • New Guidance for Resident Engagement Strategy

    HSE has published step-by-step guidance on how Principal Accountable Person's and those supporting them, should to approach the Resident Engagement Strategy. A range of case studies is also available to help others gain insight on good practice in resident engagement. 

    The guidance document sets out key considerations and principles to help the Building Safety Regulator
    (BSR), Principal Accountable Persons (PAPs) and Accountable Person (APs) engage effectively
    with residents.
    It is based on research with a wide cross-section of residents.

    Access the guidance here

     

    • Building Safety Regulator
    • Resident Engagement

  • New process guide for residents applying to the Building Safety Fund

    The Government has published a guide for residents on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).

    The BSF provides funding to fix life safety fire risks associated with cladding in buildings over 18 metres high, and the new process guide outlines the main stages in the BSF process. It also provides indicative timeframes for each stage, from application to works completed. 

    Read the BSF guide which explains the process here

     

    • Building Remediation
    • Building Safety Fund (18m+)

  • Sixth Commencement Regulations of the BSA laid (Part 4)

    On 13th January 2024, new Regulations (the sixth commencement regulations made under the Building Safety Act 2022) have now brought into force various sections in Part 4 of the Act,  as of 16th January 2024.

    Sections now enacted include:

    • Sections 79 to 82 which impose requirements with regard to registration of occupied higher-risk buildings and obtaining and displaying a building assessment certificate for such a building; 
    • Sections 83 to 86 which impose duties with regard to assessing and managing building safety risks, the safety case report and its provision to the regulator; 
    • Sections 87, 88 and 90 which impose and are in relation to duties to report certain safety information, keeping prescribed information and documents for higher-risk buildings and for sharing that information and documents with various interested parties; 
    • Sections 91 to 94 which impose requirements in relation to a resident engagement strategy for a higher-risk building, requests by residents for further information or documents about their building, and the complaints procedures to be operated by the principal accountable person and the building safety regulator;
    • Sections 95 to 97 which impose duties on residents and provide for contravention notices when those duties are breached and for access to residential units; 
    • Sections 98 to 101 which impose requirements in relation to enforcement by the regulator; 
    • Section 102 (and the accompanying Schedule 7) which creates the special measures regime, an enforcement tool of last resort; and;
    • Section 111 which makes provisions in relation to articles of associations of resident management companies.

    Read the regulations here

     

    • Building Safety Act

  • High-Rise Building Registration & KBI: Change Portal open

    The HSE has confirmed that PAPs can now self-serve changes to already submitted applications in the registration portal.

    If you’ve already submitted an application to register a high-rise residential building (HRB) and need to amend the registration or key buildings information you have provided, you can now do this directly in the registration portal.

    If your application has been submitted you have 14 days to inform BSR of changes to your registration information and 28 days for any changes to your key building information.

    The guidance on applying to register a HRB has also been updated.

    You can find other useful information on the registration process and using the service portal on our Building Safety campaign website.

    • Building Safety Regulator
    • Registration & KBI
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