Part 2: The Regulator and its functions Reviews and appeals Section 25: Review by regulator of certain decisions made by it Background
This section is intended for certain types of regulatory decisions, such as refusal of Gateway applications. This does not include enforcement decisions, which will be appealable directly to the Tribunal.
	This legislation will give the Building Safety Regulator powers to undertake building control functions for higher-risk buildings as well as powers to oversee the performance of other building control bodies in England. The Building Safety Regulator will thus have the power to take individual regulatory decisions.
	As such, this provision intends to allow interested persons to make a direct request to the Building Safety Regulator for a review of its decision before appealing to the First-tier Tribunal. This aligns with existing guidance that parties may achieve quicker resolution if alternative dispute resolution procedures are adopted.
Example
Where the relevant dutyholders have submitted a full Gateway two application, with all of its constituent parts, the Building Safety Regulator finds some of these documents to be non-compliant and therefore does not approve the application to enable construction to begin. The developer lodges an internal review against the Building Safety Regulator’s decision within the period prescribed. The Building Safety Regulator decides the most appropriate form of review and how comprehensive the review will be. If the developer is not content with the final decision of the Building Safety Regulator, they can appeal that decision to the First-tier Tribunal.