December 2022 Building Safety Update: consultations

The Government has announced a consultation on the Building Safety Levy (which is now proposed will fund a scheme for works to existing medium rise (11-18m) residential builds in certain circumstances) see our update here for more details; the consultation closes on 7 February 2023.

This is also a useful opportunity for a reminder of the two other consultations which the Government established in relation to key items of secondary legislation to be produced under Building Safety Act 2022:

• A consultation on the definition of what should (or should not) be a “higher-risk” building for (i) building works and (ii) for buildings in occupation (as a reminder, under the BSA, “higher risk” building means different things in each context); and
• A consultation on the proposed changes to the building regulations and Building Act 1984 for new works, including in relation to the new “dutyholder” roles and changes to the building control process. A summary of the key proposals from this consultation is set out in this placemat.