UK Statutory Instrument SI 2024 United Kingdom

Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information) Regulations 2024

This instrument is part of a set of Regulations which implement Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the 2022 Act”). These Regulations make provision about what information and documents the principal accountable person (“PAP”) and any other accountable person (“AP”) for a higher-risk building must keep in relation …

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Enforced by
BSR
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 11 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 9 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader6 Any Person3 Director or Officer1

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.

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 126 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.

Schedules

Schedules

3 of 38 shown
s.002 AP provision of information and documents to a resident or an owner of a residential unit (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide building safety and management information to residents and ownersAny Person
s.sch002 Information relating to the prevention and mitigation of building safety risks Regulated
  • Keep a summary of building safety information for your higher-risk buildingTrader
s.sch002 Information relating to the duty-holders, regulator and other persons Regulated
  • Keep a summary of roles and contact details for all relevant personsDirector or Officer
35 other schedules
s.003 Resident engagement: requests for further information (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 Golden thread information (opens in a new tab)
s.sch001 Information to be kept by accountable persons
s.sch001 Management of building safety risks
s.sch001 Building design
s.sch001 Mandatory reporting requirements
s.sch001 Resident engagement
s.sch001 Complaints
s.sch001 Documents to be kept by accountable person
s.sch001 Completion and partial completion of works
s.sch001 Building compliance: scheme work
s.sch001 Registration
s.sch001 Building assessment certification application
s.sch001 Building compliance: scheme work
s.sch001 Refusal of building assessment certification application
s.sch001 Building assessment certificate
s.sch001 Fire safety management
s.sch001 Fire Safety Regulations information
s.sch001 Structural risks
s.sch001 Building safety risk assessment
s.sch001 Management of building safety risks
s.sch001 Plans
s.sch001 Mandatory reporting requirements
s.sch001 Resident engagement
s.sch001 Registration
s.sch001 Complaints
s.sch001 Contravention notices
s.sch001 Key building information
s.sch001 Building assessment certification application
s.sch001 Fire safety management
s.sch001 Evacuation
s.sch001 Fire Safety Regulations information
s.sch001 Structural risks
s.sch002 Information and documents relating to the rights of residents and owners of residential units
s.sch003 Information and documents prescribed
s.003 Direction to be made by regulator Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • BSR must specify and publish how building information is submittedStatutory regulator
s.006 Provision of information and documents to another AP for the higher-risk building Prosecution
  • Share building 'golden thread' information with other Accountable PersonsTrader

Unlimited fine

s.007 Provision of information and documents to residents of the building Regulated
  • Provide required safety information and documents to residentsTrader
s.008 Provision of information and documents to owners of residential units in the building Regulated
  • Provide building safety information to residential unit ownersTrader
s.009 Provision of documents to relevant landlord etc Regulated
  • Provide copies of resident contravention notices to landlordsAny Person
s.010 Provision of information and documents to client etc Regulated
  • Provide building safety information to clients on requestTrader
s.012 Provision of information and documents to a fire and rescue authority etc Prosecution
  • Provide building safety information and documents to the fire and rescue authorityTrader

Unlimited fine

s.013 Provision of information and documents etc on change in AP Regulated
  • Transfer 'golden thread' information when an Accountable Person changesAny Person
13 other provisions
s.001 Citation, commencement, extent and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.004 Golden thread information
s.005 Provision of information to the regulator
s.011 Provision of information and documents to relevant RP etc
s.014 Resident engagement: requests for further information
s.015 Exception for security: provision of documents to a client
s.016 Exception for security: requests for further information by a resident or owner of a residential unit
s.017 Exception for commercial sensitivity
s.018 Exception for personal data
s.019 Limitation of liability for disclosure of information
s.020 Exclusions from the definition of “higher-risk building”
s.021 Buildings with more than one AP

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 …

Run a construction business

Ongoing compliance, site safety, and operational requirements for established construction businesses

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 …
9 more guides that reference this instrument
Building safety duties for Accountable Persons Building safety duties for designers Create and maintain the golden thread Hand over the golden thread at building completion Hand over the golden thread at building completion Resident engagement requirements for higher-risk buildings Build and manage higher-risk buildings safely Meet Building Safety Act requirements for higher-risk buildings Submit a Gateway 2 application to BSR

Connected legislation

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