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  • New Regulations to introduce Residential PEEPs

    New fire safety rules are coming into force to support disabled and vulnerable residents in high-rise buildings. From 6th April 2026, the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 will require Responsible Persons to identify residents who may need help evacuating in a fire and to take steps to support them. These residents, referred to as relevant residents, may have mobility, sensory, or cognitive impairments.

    The Regulations introduce Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (Residential PEEPs), which include:

    • Identifying relevant residents 
    • A person-centred fire risk assessment
    • An agreed emergency evacuation statement 
    • Optional consent-based sharing of information with the local Fire and Rescue Authority
    • Ongoing review of plans and evacuation procedures

    These duties are legally enforceable and apply to residential buildings over 18 metres or seven storeys, or 11 metres and above with a simultaneous evacuation strategy.

    Read the Full Guidance Here

  • BSR Updates 'Making Buildings Safer' Webpage

    In December 2024,  the BSR updated its Making Buildings Safer webpage, featuring essential information on Building Assessment Certificate applications. 

    The updates include a new video presentation by Tim Galloway, delivered at The Property Institute’s Annual Conference in October, highlighting some of the common pitfalls in certificate applications. You can watch the video here. 

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  • Building Application Certificates - Application criteria now published

     The BSR has now published important updates to Building Assessment Certification guidance - with a key addition. They have now integrated the specific assessment criteria used by HSE's multi-disciplinary teams when assessing BAC applications.

    For your convenience, the BSR has created a streamlined summary of these changes, focusing on the Building Safety Regulator's core requirements for successful building assessment certificates  - see here - please use this  summary in conjunction with the full updated guidance.

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  • BSR Conference 2024: Content available to view online

    HSE’s second building safety conference, which took place in May in Birmingham was attended by over 1,400 industry leaders, regulators and resident representatives.

    The conference featured almost 40 sessions and panel discussions providing detailed information on a breadth of topics including:

    the building control application process for high-rise residential buildings
    ways of working for the building control profession
    more information on how to build a safety case and a resident engagement plan

    If you missed the opportunity to attend the BSR conference in May, you can watch back all of the key note speeches and sessions on HSE’s Youtube channel.

    Amongst the many topics covered, sessions include updates on : Building Control Assessment process, Resident Engagement, Building Control profession, the Golden Thread, and Planning Gateways.

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  • Building Safety Alliance releases crucial guidance documents to elevate competence standards

    The Building Safety Alliance, a collaborative effort uniting leading industry figures, associations, and bodies, has announced the publication of two pivotal documents aimed at bolstering competence standards and fostering the recruitment of qualified professionals within the residential occupied sector.

    The newly unveiled documents, BSAS 01:2024 Organisational Capability Management System Standard and Guidelines outlining competence expectations for stakeholders involved in specifying, procuring, and managing services for occupied high-rise and higher-risk residential buildings, serve as essential resources for organisations seeking to enhance competence within their building safety functions. These initiatives align with the imperative of meeting the requirements set by the new building safety regime and its regulations pertaining to competence.

    The Standard will next become part of the British Standards Institute (BSI) standards development process, towards a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) or full British Standard (BS). Both documents are available free of charge - anyone interested in the Standard, will be engaged in a feedback process:

    To request a ccopy of the Organisation Capability Standard CLICK HERE
    To request a copy of the  Guidelines for Competence CLICK HERE

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