Local authorities may stop performing building control responsibilities after the 6th of April due to a lack of registered professionals, LABC’s chief executive has warned.

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.

An MP suggested there are similarities between the unsafe cladding crisis and the Post Office scandal during a select committee session on fire safety.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served enforcement notices for fire safety shortfalls to companies working at the Hinkley Point C construction site, including Laing O’Rourke.

Construction lawyers at Womble Bond Dickinson review what changes in legistlation the industry can expect this year.

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.

Construction Management editor Will Mann has been chosen as Construction/Infrastructure Journalist of the Year at the annual International Building Press (IBP) Journalism Awards.

Following a recent government announcement, second staircases in high-rises are back in the spotlight. Michelle Essen and Kate Hanson explain what’s new.

CIOB has welcomed new legislation in Scotland that gives powers to ministers to assess and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding where owners do not provide consent.

Newham Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner who failed to remove dangerous cladding from a residential high-rise in East London.

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.

The fire which caused the partial collapse of a car park at London Luton Airport last week shows why sprinklers should be a requirement, a fire safety organisation has said.

The blaze which ripped through a car park at Luton Airport this week, leading to its partial collapse, has prompted safety warnings from fire industry experts.

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

Stephanie Geesink and Dom Turner-Harriss examine the amendments introduced to the fire safety regulations under the new Building Safety Act. 

In the last of the three-part series on building safety, Tom Weld and Kayla Urbanski examine the roles of the Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Building Safety Act.

Combustible insulation on a high-rise residential building caught fire recently during cladding remediation work, it has emerged.