Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Duties relating to information and documents Section 88: Keeping information about higher-risk buildings Background
This is a new provision.
	The Independent Review identified that a golden thread of information would ensure more effective building safety management throughout a building’s life cycle. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the persons responsible for building safety maintain and have access to accurate and up to date information.
	Requiring the prescribed information to be stored to the prescribed standards will improve the accessibility of this important information which is likely to be key in enabling compliance by the Accountable Person with their safety case-related duties in sections 83-86.
Example
Information that must be obtained, kept up to date and in accordance with prescribed standards could for example include information about the alarm system that is installed in the building and when it was last tested or information about where the fire stopping is in the building. This information must be stored digitally (to the required prescribed standards set out in regulations and exemplified in statutory guidance). This information can then be used for example to inform the Accountable Person’s risk assessment under section 83. Capturing the information and storing it in an accessible fashion will also ensure that those working on the building can be made aware of key aspects of the building that may be affected by their work.