Correspondence
Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018: circular 03/2019
Explains the impact of a High Court judgment on the ban on combustible materials in and on the external walls of high-rise buildings and reminds building control bodies of their responsibilities.
Applies to England
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The purpose of this circular is to explain the impact of a High Court judgment following a judicial review of the consultation process that informed the introduction of the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
It explains that a small section of the regulations have been quashed, that a review of the ban on combustible materials being used on the external walls of high rise buildings is underway, and sets out the wider responsibilities under the building regulations.
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Published 11 December 2019