This Act creates a new building safety regulator (the HSE) and stricter safety rules for high-rise residential buildings, requiring safety managers, risk assessments, and resident engagement. It affects building owners, developers, residents, and the construction industry.
A Bill to make provision about the safety of people in or about buildings and the standard of buildings, to amend the Architects Act 1997, and to amend provision about complaints made to a housing ombudsman.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Michael Gove, Lord Greenhalgh
Introduced: 2021-07-05
Royal Assent: 2022-04-28