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This circular letter informs building control bodies about assessing compliance with requirement B4 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010.
New, or majorly refurbished, large buildings used by the public must have Changing Places toilets, under government proposals being consulted on from today.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Letters regarding the ministerial direction to fund the remediation of private sector buildings which have unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding.
Around £200 million will be made available to remove and replace unsafe cladding from around 170 privately owned high-rise buildings.
This circulation draws attention to the amendments to Approved Document B (fire safety), volume 2: buildings other than dwellinghouses.
Social housing residents are to team up with their landlords to trial innovative methods of communicating building safety matters to residents as part of a new government-appointed group.
This circular letter informs building control bodies about nearly zero energy buildings requirements for new public buildings.
Secretary of State for Communities, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP and the Minister for Grenfell Victims write to residents.
This circular draws attention to the amendments to Approved Document B volume 1 and Approved Document B volume 2.
A stronger and more effective regulatory framework is being introduced to improve building safety.
The government is banning combustible materials on new high-rise homes and giving support to local authorities to carry out emergency remediation work.
Letter from the Secretary of State on delivering building safety through the announced ban on combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise residential buildings.
12 councils and 31 housing associations will receive funding for the removal and replacement of unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding from 135 buildings.
This circular letter informs building control bodies about issues arising from assessments of external wall cladding systems.
This circular letter informs building control bodies about issues arising from fire door tests.
This circular letter informs building control bodies about wind-loading calculations and structural design of cladding systems.
Red Tape review to give housebuilders their say on ineffective rules and heavy-handed enforcement that stop them building homes.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Letter from Brandon Lewis (Minister for Housing and Planning) to Simon Ridley (Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate).
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Appointments made at committee that advises ministers on the making of building regulations and related legislation.
Ministers set out a new construction industry action plan to make buildings and public spaces more inclusive.
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