What MHCLG does
Government department responsible for housing and planning, building safety, communities and local growth, local government, homelessness, and democracy and elections. Sets building regulations policy, sponsors the Building Safety Regulator. From April 2025, also responsible for fire safety policy (transferred from Home Office following Grenfell Inquiry recommendations). Sponsors Homes England and HM Land Registry. Administers local government finance including business rates and council tax support.
Renamed from DLUHC (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) in July 2024, reverting to its former name. Fire safety responsibility transferred from Home Office on 1 April 2025. Key legislation includes Building Safety Act 2022, Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Housing Acts, Building Regulations 2010, Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, Fire Safety Act 2021.
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Official guidance from MHCLG
Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.
Approved Document L - Conservation of fuel and power (England) (opens in a new tab)
Publication
Building regulations approval (GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Criteria for being a higher-risk building (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
GOV.UK: minerals planning (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
GOV.UK BNG guidance (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Environment Agency guidance on land affected by contamination (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
The Building Safety Act overview (opens in a new tab)
Detailed Guidance
Approved Document H: drainage and waste disposal (opens in a new tab)
Publication
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Related legislation
Legislation connected to MHCLG’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Administered / monitored
Other publications
100 additional documents from MHCLG.
Building completion certificates (opens in a new tab)
Rule 6 status for planning appeals or called-in applications (opens in a new tab)
Published 12 September 2024
Planning Act 2008: Pre-application stage for nationally significant infrastructure projects (opens in a new tab)
Published 22 May 2024
Toilet accommodation: Approved Document T (opens in a new tab)
Published 15 May 2024
Planning Act 2008: Acceptance stage for nationally significant infrastructure projects (opens in a new tab)
Published 30 April 2024
View all 100 documents (opens in a new tab)