Part 6: General Section 162: Review of regulatory regime Background
This is a new provision.
	The Independent Review recommended for there to be a periodic review (at least every five years) of the effectiveness of the overall system of building regulation including accountabilities, responsibilities, guidance, and the effectiveness of the regulator.
Example
Approaching the five-year mark of operating the new building regulatory regime, the Secretary of State feels that a proportionate amount of time has passed to allow the system to be reasonably assessed. The Secretary of State must identify and appoint a person who, in their view, meets the statutory independence test included in this section.
The Secretary of State may consider that there are issues that might impact building safety, but that are beyond the remit of the review as set out in subsections (1)(a)-(c). In this instance they can instruct the independent person to consider additional matters, under subsection (1)(e).
During the review, the independent person may observe that there are non-legislative matters of interest connected to the effectiveness of the Building Safety Regulator that impact the effectiveness of the system. The reviewer would be able to consider these matters as part of the review and make recommendations about them.
The reviewer might consider parts of the regulatory regime to be functioning effectively. If that is the case, the reviewer may choose to deal with that area much more briefly in their report.
At the end of the review, the independent reviewer will need to submit a written report to the Secretary of State detailing the outcome of the assessment. At this stage, the reviewer may have noted various areas for improvement within the system. The reviewer must detail these recommendations for improvement in the report that they submit to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State must publish a copy of this report.