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  • Infrastructure for electronic communications: Approved Document R

    Building regulation for England covering requirements for infrastructure for electronic communications networks in buildings.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 2 others
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  • Approved Document B: Fire safety - frequently asked questions

    Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Register as a building inspector

    Use this service to apply to become a registered building inspector in England and Wales with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Approved Inspectors: changes to structure of approvals and schemes of insurance

    Information on changes to Approved Inspector oversight arrangements, and new guidelines for the schemes of insurance.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Approved Document O: Overheating, frequently asked questions

    Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document O, which sets standards for reducing overheating risk in new residential buildings.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Toilet accommodation: Approved Document T

    Building regulation in England to provide guidance on the design and layout of universal toilets, ambulant toilets and toilet cubicles.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • CICAIR code of conduct

    The behaviour and standards of professional conduct and practice expected of approved inspectors.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Building Safety Fund: Information for leaseholders and residents

    Information to support leaseholders and residents living in buildings in the Building Safety Fund (BSF).

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Building Safety Fund: privacy notice for new 2022 applications

    Privacy notice for the Building Safety Fund.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Redress measures: information sheet

    This guidance provides an overview of redress measures which ensure that those responsible for contributing to the building safety crisis meet the cost of rectifying their mistakes.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Waking Watch Replacement Fund 2023

    This summary explains the new £18.6 million fund to pay for the costs of installing an alarm system in residential buildings to replace Waking Watch.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Drainage and waste disposal: Approved Document H

    Building regulation in England for foul water drainage and disposal.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Building Safety Programme: announcements

    Announcements from the Building Safety Programme, established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe and feel safe, now and in the future.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Qualifying date, qualifying lease and extent

    This guidance clarifies the extent (or location) to which the leaseholder protections apply. It also explains what is meant by qualifying date and qualifying lease.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Criteria for determining whether an existing building is a higher-risk building during building work

    This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions)…

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems: Approved Document J

    Building regulation in England for the storage of fuel systems and combustion products.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Complaints protocol: CICAIR

    How the regulatory body considers complaints against approved inspectors for potentially breaching the code of conduct.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023: cost benefit analysis

    This cost benefit analysis relates to the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 being made under the Building Safety Act 2022.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Preparing a safety case report

    Responsibilities of the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building’s safety case report.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Guidance on the use of remediation orders

    Guidance for local authorities and fire and rescue services on the use remediation orders, a Building Safety Act 2022 enforcement power.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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