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Written question asked by Royston Smith (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 March 2024. It was answered by Lee Rowley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


Building Regulations

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of time taken for the Building Safety Regulator to process building assessment certificate applications; and what steps his Department is taking to improve those times.

Answer

As yet, no building assessment certification applications have been submitted or assessed. From April, the Building Safety Regulator will begin the process of requesting building assessment certificate applications to be submitted.

The department has been working closely with the Regulator to ensure the processes are in place so that building assessment certificate applications can be processed in a timely manner.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16349
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Building regulations Inspections Standards Safety
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk