The Department for Levelling Up, Housing u0026amp; Communities (DLUHC) has issued further clarifications on the development, maintenance and operation of the golden thread of information two months after the last set of clarifications.
In response to industry feedback, the DLUHC has made clear what information is required to be stored in the golden thread. That information is:
- the completion or partial completion certificate application and certificate (for those building which have gone through the new Building Control process for higher-risk buildings);
- copy of any certificate issued for scheme work conducted under a Competent Person Scheme;
- fire safety information and documents which the client for scheme work (conducted under a Competent Person Scheme) has to provide to the Responsible Person;
- registration information;
- key building information;
- building assessment certificate application and certificate (and any notice given by the Regulator when refusing a building assessment certificate application);
- information and documents related to fire safety management;
- information and documents relative to evacuation for the higher-risk building;
- information and documents to be provided to the fire and rescue service under regulations 4,5,6 of the Fire Safety England Regulations 2022;
- information and documents related to structural safety and structural risks;
- building safety risk assessments and documents and information related to the management of building safety risks, including the safety case report;
- information relating to building design (namely the design codes, standards and design intent applied at construction);
- building plans;
- information and documents related to mandatory occurrence reporting;
- information and documents to be provided proactively to residents;
- information and documents about relevant complaints; and
- copies of contravention notices issues.
Emergency access
The DLUHC noted the concerns raised about fire and rescue authorities needing to digitally access the golden thread. “The government will be mandating that certain golden thread information will have to be provided electronically to the local fire and rescue authority,” it said.
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