Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Duties relating to information and documents Section 87: Mandatory reporting requirements Effect
This clause will place a duty on the Principal Accountable Person to establish and operate an effective mandatory occurrence reporting system and a further duty on Accountable Persons to ensure reportable information related to the safety of an occupied building is given to the Building Safety Regulator in a manner specified by the Building Safety Regulator. The system will be assessed as part of the Building Assessment Certificate application.
	The power is flexible as it is expected that reportable information may be varied and subject to change over time in line with developments of the safety landscape of buildings.
	Information submitted in an occurrence report cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings against any person, except in relation to specific circumstances as laid out in the clause. Information from reports can be used by defendants in their own defence. An equivalent provision will be made in building regulations for the design and construction phases.