April 2024 marks a significant milestone for BSR as the new building safety regime is fully established in law.
In her latest blog, Dame Judith Hackitt provides her reflections on the journey so far.
Dame Judith also calls for everyone to continue working together to ensure the new regime works for us all.
You can also watch our short animation on the progress made over the last 12 months.
Read Dame Judith’s blog
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21 May 2024, NEC Birmingham
HSE, in their role as the Building Safety Regulator, are hosting a free conference on Tuesday 21 May 2024.
This event is primarily aimed at anyone who is:
- an Accountable or Principal Accountable Person
- part of the building control profession
- works within the Fire and Rescue Service
- part of the construction and design industry
- an organisation engaged with residents
The conference will offer you a unique opportunity to engage with regulators and industry experts. You'll be able to exchange insights and explore innovative strategies to enhance building safety practices.
Register / find out more
To register an expression of interest to attend, and for further details, visit our conference website.
This month BSR will start directing Principal Accountable Persons (PAPs) to apply for their Building Assessment Certificate (BAC).
When we request this information PAPs will have 28 days to provide it.
We will contact PAPs directly when they need to apply.
Buildings which will be prioritised for a BAC in year 1 meet at least one of the following criteria:
- over 50 metres high with more than 11 residential units
- over 30 metres to 49.99 metres high, with more than 217 residential units
- clad with combustible aluminium composite material
- large panel systems built between 1957 and 1973 with gas networks, and it is unclear if reinforcement work has been carried out
Read guidance on preparing a BAC application
Apply for a BAC
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On 14 March, Director of Building Safety for HSE, Philip White, wrote to the Building Control industry outlining new transitional arrangements for the registration of building control inspectors in England.
A competence assessment extension period has been introduced to enable those who meet specific criteria to continue to operate.
Read the letter
Updated versions of the mandatory professional codes and standards for the building control profession have been published and came into force from 6 April 2024. This includes the:
- Code of Conduct for Registered Building Inspectors
- Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICoF)
- Professional Conduct Rules (PCRs) for Registered Building Control Approvers
- Operational Standards Rules (OSRs) and supporting Monitoring Arrangements for local authorities and Registered Building Control Approvers
Visit our website for links to the updated codes and standards.
Second staircases guidance
On 29 March, the government updated its guidance calling for second staircases in all new tall residential buildings over 18 metres.
Read the press release
Guidance on meeting building requirements during design and building work, and on maintaining the ‘golden thread of information’ for higher-risk buildings, were published last month:
Upcoming webinars include:
- BSR and CLC Webinar – The Golden Thread of Information for Higher-Risk Buildings
Wednesday 17 April 2024, 1.00pm - 3.00pm
- Construction Products webinar with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
Monday 22 April 2024, 10.00am – 12.00pm
Find out more and register for both events
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