UK Statutory Instrument SI 2023 England

Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks ) (England) Regulations 2023

These Regulations, which apply to England only, make largely administrative provision in relation to the management of safety risks in higher-risk buildings. Higher-risk building is defined in sections 65 to 70 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”).

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Enforced by
BSR
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 8 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person5 Occupier1 Landlord1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Occupier — also bound by 246 other Acts
Highways Act 1980 23 duties
Landlord — also bound by 238 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

General

0 of 2 sections shown
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

Higher-Risk Buildings

8 of 13 sections shown
s.005 Safety case reports (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Prepare and maintain a digital safety case report for higher-risk buildingsAny Person
s.008 Provision of information to the regulator, residents etc (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Provide building safety information to residents and the regulatorAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.009 Provision of information etc on changes in AP (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide information to the regulator when building responsibility changesAny Person
s.010 Residents’ engagement strategy (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Review and update your residents' engagement strategyOccupier
s.011 Requests for further information (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide information and documents in an understandable formatAny Person
s.012 PAP complaints procedures (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Establish and publish a building safety complaints procedureLandlord
s.013 Contravention notices (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Accountable Persons must include specific details in contravention noticesAny Person
s.014 Compliance notices (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • BSR must provide specific details when issuing a compliance noticeStatutory regulator
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 Building assessment certificates (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Management of building safety risks: prescribed principles (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Mandatory reporting requirements (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Keeping of information and documents (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Appeals against decisions to refuse to remove buildings from the register (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

Minor Amendments

0 of 1 section shown
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.016 Amendment of Regulations (opens in a new tab)

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

New higher-risk building development compliance

Learning path for developers undertaking their first higher-risk building project under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers the gateway process, golden thread …

Managing an occupied higher-risk building

Learning path for Accountable Persons and property managers responsible for higher-risk buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers registration, safety case …

Building Safety Act for SME contractors

A learning path for small and medium construction businesses working on higher-risk building projects under the Building Safety Act 2022. Covers what …

Golden thread compliance check

Quick compliance check for duty holders to verify their golden thread meets Building Safety Act requirements. Covers format, content, access controls, and …

Respond to BSR enforcement action

What to do when you receive enforcement action from the Building Safety Regulator for a higher-risk building.

Meet your duties as an Accountable Person

If you own, or must repair, the common parts of an occupied higher-risk building in England, you are an Accountable Person. You …
3 more guides that reference this instrument
Engage residents of your higher-risk building Create and maintain the golden thread Hand over the golden thread at building completion

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