Applies to
Higher-risk residential buildings in England: 18m / 7 storeys or higher, with at least 2 residential units.
Responsible party
The Principal Accountable Person and any Accountable Person(s).
Key focus
Fire and structural safety risk management
What is this regulation?
The Building Safety Act 2022 was introduced to improve the safety of buildings, with a particular focus on higher-risk residential buildings in England. It creates clearer legal duties for those responsible for building safety, requiring them to assess and manage fire and structural safety risks, keep accurate building safety information, and demonstrate that effective safety measures are in place.
The main legal duties fall on the Principal Accountable Person and any Accountable Person(s), who must manage building safety risks and maintain key information such as the golden thread and safety case.
What this means in practice
Clearer legal accountability
Building owners and managers must identify who is legally responsible for managing safety risks in higher-risk buildings.
Ongoing safety risk management
Fire and structural safety risks must be actively assessed, managed and evidenced throughout the building’s occupation.
Accurate golden thread records
Key building safety information must be kept digital, up to date, accessible and ready to support safety case compliance.
If the Regulations apply, you must:
- Identify dutyholders
Confirm who the Principal Accountable Person and any Accountable Person(s) are for the building. - Register the building
Ensure the higher-risk building is registered with the Building Safety Regulator. - Assess building safety risks
Identify fire and structural safety risks that could affect residents and building users. - Manage and control risks
Put suitable measures in place to reduce and manage identified building safety risks. - Maintain golden thread information
Keep key building safety documents accurate, up to date, digital and accessible.
- Prepare a safety case report
Create and maintain a safety case report showing how building safety risks are being managed. - Engage with residents
Provide residents with relevant safety information and have a clear resident engagement strategy. - Operate a complaints process
Make sure residents and others can raise building safety concerns. - Report mandatory occurrences
Have a system in place to record and report certain fire and structural safety issues or incidents to the Building Safety Regulator. - Keep information updated
Review and update safety information when works, changes or ownership responsibilities occur.
How The Building Safety Register Helps
For the Building Safety Act 2022, we help you identify and manage the information needed to demonstrate compliance, including golden thread documentation, safety case records, mandatory occurrence reporting, resident engagement information and evidence of how fire and structural safety risks are being controlled.
Safety case support & creation
Create, manage and update safety case information with structured software support.
Golden thread management
Store, organise and maintain key building safety information in one secure place.
Evidence ongoing compliance
Keep records up to date and ready to evidence compliance when required from one secure place.
Ongoing evidence and assurance
Keep building safety information organised, accessible, and ready to demonstrate.
