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The Industry Task and Finish Group (ITFG) has today (11th May 2026) published its guidance on Managing Competence in the Built Environment: An industry guide on how to meet the ICC principles, providing practical, proportionate and risk-based support for organisations operating across the built environment.
The ITFG is an industry led, time limited group formed in June 2025 in response to the new Building Safety Regime’s requirement to manage competence in organisations. It brings together more than 50 professional bodies, industry organisations, regulators and assurance bodies, with the shared aim of translating high level principles for managing competence in the built environment into a practical day to day application that is recognised across the sector and helps drive up competence and building safety outcomes.
The guidance sets out what effective organisational competence management looks like in practice for organisations of all sizes and risk profiles, SMEs, micro-businesses and large organisations alike, enabling them to demonstrate that people working for them, or on their behalf, are competent for the work they undertake.
Its flexible and proportionate approach means that the guidance can be used alongside existing management systems, or as a foundation where no formal approach is yet in place. Although prompted to meet competence management requirements set by building safety reforms in England and soon Wales, it can be used more widely as best practice guidance across the built environment all over the United Kingdom.
The guidance looks at the role of organisational leadership and governance, while emphasising that actively managing competence is not simply about qualifications or training records; it is about ensuring that organisations have enough people with the right skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours for their role.
Download the full Guidance document here
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The BSR has introduced a comprehensive external remediation improvement plan aimed at increasing the speed of essential high-rise building safety works across England.
The improvement plan introduces key measures including:
- a remediation multi-disciplinary team with dedicated account managers to streamline communication
- increasing regulatory lead capacity through a recruitment drive to accelerate application processing
- implementing "approval with requirements" to enable site mobilisation while technical issues are resolved
- publishing remediation-specific guidance and resources to help industry navigate the building control process
Find out more about the plan to tackle external remediation decisions HERE
Read guidance on before applying: existing higher-risk buildings.
View updated guidance on categories of building work: existing higher-risk buildings.
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Today, the BSR has published the Building Safety Regulator Strategic Plan, outlining its five priority areas that will guide its work from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027:
- Improving operations and processes
- Supporting remediation of buildings with unsafe cladding
- Ensuring safe construction and smooth Gateway 3 approvals
- Keeping safety risks and building standards under review
- Improving professional standards across the built environment
BSR has consulted its statutory committees including the Statutory Residents’ Panel and partner regulators, reinforcing BSR’s commitment to ensuring residents’ voices and lived experiences shape regulatory decisions.
The plan covers one year to allow the BSR to carefully consider any changes that come with becoming a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). It also sets the foundation for the next three-year strategy (2027-2030), which will build on lessons learned, emerging risks, technological change and the evolving built-environment landscape.
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The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has today (27 January 2026) officially moved to a standalone organisation, paving the way for the creation of a single construction regulator - a key recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
The move from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to an arm’s-length body under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, represents a significant moment for the built environment.
As a new organisation, BSR will work towards establishing a single regulator by promoting competence and higher standards. It will drive the vital culture change required by everyone working in the built environment to support this government’s ambition to build more, safe homes, and remediate those which are unsafe.
The move to standalone status is underpinned by a significant ‘operational reset’ in BSR’s role as the building control authority for higher-risk buildings. Following the introduction of its Innovation Unit and new efficiency measures, the regulator’s operational delivery is fast improving. This progress demonstrates a commitment to combine regulatory experience with industry knowledge to target guidance and education where it is needed most.
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The first issue (January 2026) can be found here
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ARMA Guidance Note B19: Building Safety Act: Registration of Higher-Risk Buildings and Key Building Information
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ARMA Guidance Note B14: Building Safety Act - Duties During Occupation
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ARMA Guidance Note B13: Building Safety Act - Changes in Construction
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TPI Advice Note: Fire Safety Management in Flats
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Guidance Note B02: Fire Safety