On the 21^st of June the government has released guidance detailing the criteria for being a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime.

This guidance navigates the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the higher-risk regime only.

This is a tool to help potential principal accountable persons and accountable persons determine if the building they are responsible for is a higher-risk building.

The document, which includes informative diagrams, details the specifics and circumstances of your building that will need to be considered when discharging your duties under the Act and the Regulations.

You can view/download this guidance titled ‘Criteria for being a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime’, by selecting the link below:

LINK: Criteria for being a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)