Part 6: General Section 162: Review of regulatory regime Effect
This section sets out a mandatory process for the Secretary of State to periodically appoint an independent person to review the effectiveness of the building regulatory regime and the system of regulation for construction products.
	This section provides a deliberately non-prescriptive framework to allow the reviewer to operate independently. The reviewer can choose how much to focus on each area of review; so, for example, if some of the areas listed in this section seem to be operating well and others less well, the reviewer can choose to prioritise reviewing the areas that are operating less well.
	In the first instance, the Secretary of State must appoint an independent reviewer within five years of the Act being passed. Subsequent appointments must be made within five years of the day on which the most recent appointment was made.
	The Secretary of State must ensure the person is independent from the Secretary of State, the Building Safety Regulator, the building control profession, the built environment industry, the construction products industry, and local authorities.
	The Act sets out the specific matters the independent person must review, which taken together encompass the key elements of the building regulatory system and the construction products regulatory system:
	The effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator;
	The effectiveness of the UK wide system for the regulation of construction products;
	The adequacy and effectiveness of the provisions of the Building Act 1984 as it pertains to England, barring new section 105C;
	The adequacy and effectiveness of Parts 2 and 4 of the Building Safety Act (these relate to the Building Safety Regulator’s powers and functions, and the new, more stringent regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings in occupation);
	Any connected matters, to be determined by the independent person; and
	Any other matters specified in the appointment itself.
	This section does not allow the Secretary of State to limit the considerations of the reviewer.
	Once the review is complete, the independent reviewer must submit a written report to the Secretary of State explaining the outcome of the review and provide any recommendations for improvement where appropriate. The Secretary of State is required to publish a copy of this report.