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  • Building Act 1984, as amended by the Deregulation Act 2015

    This circular letter gives guidance to building control bodies on changes made to the Building Regulations and Approved Inspectors Regulations.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Register or manage a high-rise residential building

    Use this service to apply to register a high-rise residential building in England with the Building Safety Regulator.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Amended Approved Documents G and M

    This circular letter informs building control bodies about the amended Approved Documents G and M.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Inspection of building control bodies

    This page explains the Building Safety Regulator's inspection selection criteria and how it will prioritise the inspection of building control bodies.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Amendment to the Higher-Risk Buildings Regulations 2023 cost benefit analysis statement

    This cost benefit analysis relates to an amendment being made to the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 through the Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information …

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Grenfell environmental checks: Stage 2 report

    Full results of the second stage of environmental checks carried out on the soil around the Grenfell Tower site between May 2020 and April 2021.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
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  • Building Safety Fund Leaseholder and Resident Service

    Check the progress of your building’s application to the Building Safety Fund (BSF).

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Building Safety Fund guidance for applications made in 2020

    Information on the Building Safety Fund (BSF).

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Transitional building control approval for new higher-risk buildings

    What documents clients need to submit to manage building control approval for higher-risk building work under transitional arrangements.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Preparing a building assessment certificate application

    The information principal accountable persons must submit when applying for a building assessment certificate from the Building Safety Regulator.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Safety in high-rise residential buildings: accountable persons 

    Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Leaseholder protections amendments

    This guidance provides stakeholders with a plain-English explanation of the implications of the latest leaseholder protections amendments in the Building Safety Act 2022.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Building (Amendment) Regulations 2016

    This circular letter informs building control bodies about the changes these amended regulations make to the Building Regulations.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Criteria for independent competence assessment schemes

    The Building Safety Regulator's approval criteria for independent schemes that verify the competence of building control professionals and the provider for each scheme.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Joint statement on enforcing the remediation of fire safety defects

    DLUHC’s joint statement with regulatory bodies warns building owners that they need to get on with remediation work or face enforcement action.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Submit a mandatory occurrence notice and report

    Use this service to submit a mandatory occurrence notice and report for higher-risk buildings, including high-rise residential buildings, to the BSR.  

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Operating a mandatory occurrence reporting system

    How principal designers, principal contractors and principal accountable persons must set up and maintain a system to report building safety incidents and risks.

    • From: Health and Safety Executive
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  • Protection from falling, collision and impact: Approved Document K

    Building regulation in England covering the buildings users protection from falling, collision and impact in and around the building.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
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  • Mandatory information required from leaseholders and current landlords

    This guidance explains the information required to complete the leaseholder deed of certificate, and what information your current landlord must provide in the landlord’s certificate.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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  • Changing Places Fund: allocation of funding following Round 2 assessment

    A further 64 councils will receive around £7 million funding from the Round 2 allocation. This is part of the £30.5 million 3-year programme of funding, running up to 2023/24.

    • From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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