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  • Fire safety: Approved Document B update

    The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has released an updated version of Approved Document B (Fire safety) for both Volume 1 (Dwellings) and Volume 2 (Buildings other than dwellings) of the Building Regulations. These consolidated versions incorporate the 2019 edition with the 2020 and 2022 amendments, as well as the upcoming amendments for 2025, 2026, and 2029 - access them here.

    The updated documents use a colour-coding system to indicate when amendments take effect:

    Blue: 2025 amendments (effective March 2, 2025)
    - Focus on Regulation 38 and fire safety information
    - Removal of national classes for reaction to fire and roofs
    - New provisions for sprinklers in care homes

    Purple: 2026 amendments (effective September 30, 2026)
    - Recommendation for multiple common stairs in blocks of flats 18m or taller
    - Building design provisions to support evacuation lifts in blocks of flats

    Orange: 2029 amendments (effective September 2, 2029)
    - Removal of national classes for fire resistance

    These changes, were first announced in a parliamentary statement on September 2, 2024

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  • BSR Updates 'Making Buildings Safer' Webpage

    In December 2024,  the BSR updated its Making Buildings Safer webpage, featuring essential information on Building Assessment Certificate applications. 

    The updates include a new video presentation by Tim Galloway, delivered at The Property Institute’s Annual Conference in October, highlighting some of the common pitfalls in certificate applications. You can watch the video here. 

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  • Building Application Certificates - Application criteria now published

     The BSR has now published important updates to Building Assessment Certification guidance - with a key addition. They have now integrated the specific assessment criteria used by HSE's multi-disciplinary teams when assessing BAC applications.

    For your convenience, the BSR has created a streamlined summary of these changes, focusing on the Building Safety Regulator's core requirements for successful building assessment certificates  - see here - please use this  summary in conjunction with the full updated guidance.

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  • Government announces Remediation Acceleration Plan

    On 2 December 2024, the government published its plan for increasing the pace of remediation for buildings in England with unsafe cladding.

    The plan consists of a number of measures to:

    • fix buildings faster
    • identify buildings at risk more quickly
    • support residents and leaseholders

    Access the full collection of documents and supporting policy papers here

    • Building Remediation

  • Government response: Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus (EEIS+) consultation

    The Home Office has published  its post-consultation response to the Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus consultation.

    The Minister of State, Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP, said: 

    "We will move to lay Regulations to deliver the Residential PEEPs policy. Our engagement with key stakeholders, including disability stakeholder organisations, will continue, to help to ensure a smooth road to implementation, including the production of supporting guidance that will sit alongside the Regulations."

    You can read the full response here

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