Building Assessment Certificates
In April we started directing PAPs to apply for their Building Assessment Certificate (BAC).
The length of time between registering your building and being told to apply for a BAC depends on the building information you supplied at registration.
The buildings currently prioritised for a BAC are those which meet at least one of the following criteria:
- over 30 metres to 49.99 metres high with more than 217 residential units
- over 50 metres high with more than 11 residential units
- clad with combustible aluminium composite material
- large panel systems built between 1956 and 1973 with a gas supply, and it is unclear if reinforcement work has been carried out
The following is the proposed order for organising remaining buildings for a BAC:
- 30 metres to 49.99 metres high with between 11 to 216 residential units, or 18 metres to 29.99 metres high with more than 378 residential units
- 18 metres to 29.99 metres high with between 52 to 377 residential units
- 18 metres to 29.99 metres high with between 25 to 51 residential units
- at least 18 metres high with between 2 to 24 residential units
Your building’s safety case and other documents should be in place now and you must keep the building information held by the Building Safety Regulator up to date.
Please check what you provided when registering your building and take action to find out any incomplete fire and structural information.
When BSR tells you to apply for a BAC you will have 28 days to provide the required information. You only need to apply when we contact you.
Read our guidance on preparing a building assessment certificate application.
Find out how to apply for a building assessment certificate.
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Guidance updates
You can now find links to all the guidance for managing high-rise residential buildings on our new guidance collection page.
The collection includes:
You can also view new guidance on the actions residents and owners must take to keep their building safe.
In the last ebulletin we shared some case studies on resident engagement, where you can now also access our downloadable guide on principles for engaging with residents.
Registration portal updates and reminders
When you have prepared your safety case report for your HRB(s) you need to tell us you have done this.
Access the registration portal using your application number and select ‘Tell us you have a safety case report’. You don’t need to send us a copy of the report.
Within the portal tell us how you want BSR to contact you. Many documents we will send will have a time limit for action. To ensure prompt receipt, we recommend selecting email.
You can find other useful information on the registration process and using the service portal on our Did you Know? microsite page.
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BSR webinars
Our full industry webinar series is now available online for you to watch back sessions at your convenience.
Access the full webinar series
Some of you may have attended our recent conference in Birmingham. Sessions from the day will soon be available on-demand via our news page on the Making Building Safer website.
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