The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a call for evidence for its short inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator.

New guidance published by the government to establish the height of a higher-risk building is “unhelpful”, a construction lawyer told CM.

John Forde reviews the first year of the Gateways regime for higher-risk buildings and how to manage delays in the approval process.

The Industry Competence Steering Group has been restructured to become a formal working group of the Industry Competence Committee under the Building Safety Regulator.

A majority of building control professionals have now completed registration with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) after the 6 July extended deadline.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have met to discuss industry concerns relating to Building Control applications.

The Building Safety Regulator has extended the deadline for registration of Building Control inspectors until 6 July.

Just over 1,500 building control surveyors have begun the process of registering with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as of 31 January, according to official figures.

Lawyers at Womble Bond Dickinson’s construction and Engineering team explain the new regulations around higher-risk buildings change control.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its enforcement policy statement detailing how it will enforce the building safety regime.

HSE has confirmed Philip White’s appointment as director of building safety on a permanent basis.

The Building Safety Regulator has published its first three-year strategic plan.

On 1 October, the secondary legislation needed to support the practical implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 came into force.

Time is running out for high-rise residential buildings to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

Only 48% of high-rise residential buildings have been successfully registered with the Building Safety Regulator ahead of the 1 October deadline.

Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski give a detailed overview of the Building Safety Regulator function under the new building safety regime.

Government and regulatory bodies have sent a stern warning to building owners to get on with remediation work or face “the full range of their enforcement powers”.

The Building Safety Regulator has named two bodies as the first independent provider schemes for building control professionals to become registered building inspectors.