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Other Published 28 Mar 2024 Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ↗ View on GOV.UK

Building control changes for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to building regulations

This circular letter draws attention to the building control process for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to building regulations.

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This circular letter informs building control bodies in England of the changes made by the following regulations:

  • The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 
  • The Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023      
  • The Building (Approved Inspectors etc. and Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023     
  • The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023     
  • The Building Act 1984 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2023 
  • The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 

The changes made by these regulations apply in England.

These regulations came into effect on 1 October 2023.

The additional question and answer document accompanies the previously published building circular (published in October 2023 and updated in February 2024) on changes to the building control process for higher-risk buildings and wider changes to procedural building regulations applying to buildings in England.