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  • Government updates

    Machinery of Government – UK Parliament

    In response to one of the recommendations from the Grenfell Phase 2 Inquiry report the Prime Minister confirmed that responsibility for fire will move from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.  

    This change will bring responsibility for building safety and fire under a single Secretary of State, providing for a more coherent approach to keeping people safe from fire in their homes.

    View the statement in full

  • Training with BSR

    HSE now offers regular online and in-person courses aimed at Principal Accountable Persons, industry and more.

    Upcoming courses cover:

    • Introduction to the Building Safety Regulator and Building Safety Act  
    • Introduction to the role of Accountable Persons and Principal Accountable Persons
    • Introduction to the role of Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor  
    • Developing accompanying documents for the Building Control Process

    Get further information about BSR training courses 

  • Remediation action plan: BSR update

    HSE is setting up a new Remediation Enforcement Unit within BSR to quickly assess the cladding risk for those buildings registered with us.


    This is part of the remediation action plan as announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner MP. 


    The Remediation Enforcement Unit will hold to account owners of registered higher-risk buildings (HRBs) clad with combustible aluminium composite material (ACM) and high-pressure laminate (HPL), enforcing where necessary, to ensure the remediation of unsafe cladding on HRBs. 
    We expect the unit to be up and running by Summer 2025. 

    • Building Remediation

  • TPI x BSR Webinar - BAC Application Assessment Criteria

    On 30 January 2025, Andrew Saunders from the Building Safety Regulator hosted an exclusive webinar for members of The Property Institute, and their APs/PAPs, covering the latest insights and guidance on the BAC Application process for HRBs. 

    The webinar covered:

    • Understanding  the BAC assessment process
    • Learning  what criteria the assessors will focus on for each element of the application
    • Preparing your BAC application to the standard required
    • How the application will be assessed, and who by
    • What criteria will be assessed in the Safety Case Report, Residents Engagement Strategy and mandatory occurrence reporting system information

    TPI members can access the webinar recording here

    • Building Safety Regulator

  • Fire safety: Approved Document B update

    The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has released an updated version of Approved Document B (Fire safety) for both Volume 1 (Dwellings) and Volume 2 (Buildings other than dwellings) of the Building Regulations. These consolidated versions incorporate the 2019 edition with the 2020 and 2022 amendments, as well as the upcoming amendments for 2025, 2026, and 2029 - access them here.

    The updated documents use a colour-coding system to indicate when amendments take effect:

    Blue: 2025 amendments (effective March 2, 2025)
    - Focus on Regulation 38 and fire safety information
    - Removal of national classes for reaction to fire and roofs
    - New provisions for sprinklers in care homes

    Purple: 2026 amendments (effective September 30, 2026)
    - Recommendation for multiple common stairs in blocks of flats 18m or taller
    - Building design provisions to support evacuation lifts in blocks of flats

    Orange: 2029 amendments (effective September 2, 2029)
    - Removal of national classes for fire resistance

    These changes, were first announced in a parliamentary statement on September 2, 2024

    • Fire Safety
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