beale & co – BUILDING SAFETY ACT BULLETIN: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DLUHC’S CONSULTATION ON IMPLEMENTING THE NEW BUILDING CONTROL REGIME FOR HIGHER-RISK BUILDINGS

Yesterday the government published its response to the DLUHC’s consultation published on 20 July 2022 which sought views on proposals for improving the new regime for higher-risk buildings as created by the Building Safety Act.

The government response to the consultation provides valuable insight as to what the industry can expect in terms of the implementation of the new regime, and will allow those in the industry to begin to prepare themselves. We have highlighted the key areas of the government response, in terms of the duty holder regime, the gateway process and the golden thread of information.