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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Friday, 5 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. It was answered by Samantha Dixon (Labour) on Thursday, 11 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Buildings: Safety

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of whether building safety regulations are being applied proportionately to low-rise, low-occupancy buildings that have historically met all safety standards and fire service inspections.

Answer

In the initial stages, a building control application is usually required for new buildings. This is reviewed by building control bodies to ensure compliance with building regulations.

During the build process, progress on site may be checked and monitored, using a number of methods, including on site visits, where the inspector may ask the builders on site to open up parts of the build in order to check compliance, and give advice if needed.

At the end of the build process, if a building complies with relevant regulations, a completion certificate will be issued.

Building control bodies conduct checks to assure building work or material changes of use are compliant with the building regulations. However, ultimately, it is the responsibility of the person carrying out the work (and, where appointed, the principal designer and principal contractor) to ensure building work complies with these requirements.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
75509
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Buildings Inspections Fire prevention Safety
Link
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