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Grenfell fire building safety reforms

The post-Grenfell building safety reform programme: a multi-Act regulatory regime built on the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Building Safety Act 2022, operationalised through the higher-risk buildings regime, leaseholder cost protections, the Cladding Safety Scheme and the Building Safety Regulator, and now structured around implementing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 and Phase 2 recommendations.


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24 Mar 2026 | Impact assessment Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked direct

The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: impact assessments

Why linked: March 2026 Future Homes and Buildings Standards impact assessments — adjacent on Parts L and F (energy/ventilation) building regulations changes, regime-adjacent.

Impact assessments for the changes to Parts 6, L and F of the Building Regulations.

11 Feb 2026 | Research Industry and Regulators Committee linked direct

Government response to the Committee’s report on the Building Safety Regulator,The Building Safety Regulator: Building a better regulator, 11 February 2026

Why linked: Government response to parliamentary committee report on Building Safety Regulator—official policy response to scrutiny of regulator

Government response to parliamentary committee report on Building Safety Regulator—official policy response to scrutiny of regulator

17 Dec 2025 | Analysis Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked direct

Definition of higher-risk buildings: initial review and plans for ongoing review

Why linked: Definition of higher-risk buildings initial review—Building Safety Regulator review of scope of regulatory regime

Definition of higher-risk buildings initial review—Building Safety Regulator review of scope of regulatory regime

22 Oct 2025 | Research House of Commons Library linked direct

Debate on the performance of the Building Safety Regulator

Why linked: October 2025 Commons Library debate pack on BSR performance — independent scrutiny baseline.

Type: Commons Debate Pack (CDP-2025-0198) A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall for 3.10pm on 23 October on the performance of the Building Safety Regulator. The debate will be opened by Chris Curtis MP and Mike Reader MP.

10 Jul 2025 | Impact assessment Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked direct

Building Safety Levy: Assessment of Impact (Impact Assessment, 2025)

Why linked: Building Safety Levy Impact Assessment - statutory mechanism for funding building safety reform, explicitly in scope

The Building Safety Levy is a new tax, charged on new residential developments that require building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety expenditure.

17 Dec 2024 | Research Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked direct

Cladding remediation unit costs: analysis of high-rise non-ACM buildings

Why linked: Cladding remediation unit costs analysis for high-rise non-ACM buildings—substantive data supporting remediation policy implementation

Release of data on costs per m2 of cladding remediated for high-rise non-ACM buildings, including analysis by cladding area and cost categories.

8 Jul 2024 | Research House of Commons Library linked direct

Building regulations and safety

Why linked: Commons Briefing Paper on Building regulations and safety - comprehensive policy overview of Grenfell reforms and building regulations

Type: Commons Briefing Paper (CBP-8482) This briefing discusses building regulations and standards for building safety as well as the government's response to the Grenfell Tower fire.

15 May 2024 | Research linked evidence

Fire Safety Rules for Blocks of Flats since the Grenfell Tower Fire (England) — Commons Library

Why linked: Commons Library article explaining the practical fire safety rules for blocks of flats introduced since Grenfell — useful for tracking implementation of specific regulatory changes.

Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the government introduced new fire safety rules, including new rules for high-rise blocks of flats that are at least 18 metres or seven storeys high.

16 Mar 2023 | Research Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee linked direct

33rd Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Care Functions) Regulations 2023; Correspondence on the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023; Includes information paragraphs on: One instrument related to COVID-19: Valuation for Rating (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2023; Draft Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023

Why linked: SLSC 33rd Report drawing Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Care Functions) Regulations 2023 to special attention - includes Building Safety Act connection

SLSC 33rd Report (2022-23) drawing the 2023 Regulated Care Functions Regulations to the special attention of the House — establishes the SLSC scrutiny route used for subsequent dental/CQC SIs.

2 Mar 2023 | Research Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee linked direct

31st Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023; Includes information paragraph on: Draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Why linked: SLSC 31st Report on Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SLSC 31st Report on Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

1 Jan 2023 | Impact assessment evidence

Impact Assessment on the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023

Why linked: Filled the "Building Regulations reform consultation documents and impact assessments" gap via web research

The formal regulatory impact assessment accompanying the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023, assessing costs and benefits of the new design and construction regime for higher-risk buildings flowing from the July 2022 consultation and the Building Safety Act 2022.