About this Wiki
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The Building Safety Wiki brings you all the information you might need to understand and comply with the Building Safety Act 2022 and secondary legislation in England and related fire safety legislation, and similar essential rules in all other parts of the UK.
It contains regular news updates, guidance, factual articles and expert insights on fire and building safety from a wide range of authoritative sources, all brought together in one place.
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In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and subsequent reviews and Public Inquiry, we all need to ensure such a tragedy can never happen again. But the lessons extend well beyond housing. The Building Safety Act and related legislation create an entirely new building safety regime that impacts everyone involved in the planning, commissioning, design, construction, surveying, maintenance and management of all buildings and the built environment. New rules are now in full force and aim to restore confidence in the safety standards of all buildings.
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This wiki is sponsored by LMC and enframe consulting. Our vision is to bring together a broad community of expertise that, through this hub, boosts knowledge and understanding of fire and building safety and achieves systemic and cultural change.
LMC is a communications consultancy that works with UK and international innovators, change-makers and thought leaders in property, construction and the built environment. Enframe is a change consultancy that provides expert technical guidance and a comprehensive professional development programme on the Building Safety Act.
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Features and news
Moisture, fire safety and emerging trends in living walls
How wet is your wall? When is a class B, not a class B?
Welsh government consults on HRBs and regs changes
Seeking feedback on the new regulatory regime and a broad range of issues.
CIOB Client Guide (2nd edition) March 2025
Free download covering statutory dutyholder roles under the Building Safety Act and much more.
Construction Management, 2 April
Government advice on HRB height ‘unhelpful’, says construction lawyer.
Building Safety Minister questioned on BSR and more
New building control staged guidance published by BSR as transfer of responsibily to MHCLG now effective.
Construction Management, 1 April
First building liability order handed down under the Building Safety Act.
MHCLG must take ‘clearer central role’ to fix remediation, says Clive Betts.
Building Safety Webinars.
Spring Statement 2025 with reactions from industry
Confirming the Building Safety Levy from October 2026.
Office for Budget Responsibility, March
You Tube of 5 things you should know about the OBR forecast.
Scottish Government responds to Grenfell report
As fund for unsafe cladding assessments is launched.
CLC process map of Building Control Approval for HRBs
One of the initial outputs of their weekly BSR meetings.
Government Building Safety Levy technical consultation response
Details of the planned levy now due in 2026.
Construction Enquirer, 24 March
Building safety levy rate set at up to £10,000 a home in London.
PAC report on the Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
Recommendations on workforce, transparency, support, insurance, funding, fraud and mismanagement.
Life Critical Fire Safety External Wall System LCFS EWS
Breaking down what is meant by this now often used term.
Building a Safer Future, 23-27 June
Inaugural Building Safety Week launch at the InstallerSHOW.
BS 9991:2024 and the recently published CLC advisory note
Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice.
Open consultation; Construction Products Reform Green Paper.
Join the Building Safety Linkedin group to stay up-to-date and join the debate.
Government responds to the final Grenfell Inquiry report
A with a brief summary with reactions to their response.
Facilitating an investigation of seven firms criticised by the Grenfell inquiry report, by the newly formed PRU.
'My closing is to map out for you who blames whom and for what, and there are three reasons for doing that: legal , cultural and moral"
Quick links
[edit] Legislation and standards
Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Secondary legislation linked to the Building Safety Act
Building safety in Northern Ireland
[edit] Dutyholders and competencies
BSI Built Environment Competence Standards
Competence standards (PAS 8671, 8672, 8673)
Industry Competence Steering Group
[edit] Regulators
National Regulator of Construction Products
[edit] Fire safety
Independent Grenfell Tower Inquiry
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