Building Safety
Scope
Champion and support delivery of safe & high quality buildings for those who live and work in them.
Mission
Regulatory Clarity: To increase regulatory clarity and improve the understanding of the regulations and adoption by the industry.
Competence: Lead industry competence, development of standards, industry accreditation and drive the adoption of required behaviours.
Construction Products: Support clarification of product information and certification including testing.
Golden Thread: Support delivery through industry guidance (process, industry skills and digital technologies).
Professional Indemnity Insurance: Develop partnerships and campaigns which unlock financially sustainable PII and other forms of insurance.
Useful Resources
- Open DLUHC Building Safety Consultations
- Open HSE Building Safety Consultations
- Building Safety Regulator Be Ready Campaign
- Building Safety Regulator
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
- Building a Safer Future Charter
- Code for Construction Product Information
- Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures (CROSS)
- Guide to Managing Safety-Critical Elements in Building Construction
- Grenfell Tower Inquiry
- Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: final report
- Fire Safety Act 2021
- Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
- Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order 2005
- Building Safety Act 2022
Governance
News
BS 9991:2024 ‐ Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Residential Buildings
Build UK statement on the latest position for building control applications
Building Assessment Certificates for Higher Risk Buildings
BSR updates guidance for preparing a certificate
Industry Competence Steering Group
Announcement on restructure and renewed focus on competence
Building Control Approval for Higher-Risk Building Work
Latest information for applications