Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Registration and certificates Section 80: Applications for building assessment certificates Background
The Independent Review recommended that there needs to be a Building Safety Regulator for the whole of the building (referred to as the Joint Competent Authority in the Review) in relation to fire and structural safety in occupation which can hold dutyholders to account with robust sanctions where necessary. The Building Assessment Certificate is a mechanism that allows the Building Safety Regulator to assess whether, at the time the application is considered, the Accountable Persons are complying with the relevant duties placed on them. The issuance of the certificate by the regulator provides assurance that the Accountable Persons are meeting their requisite statutory obligations at that time.
Example
This section sets out some of the documents that must be provided with an application for a Building Assessment Certificate, including a Safety Case Report, where the most recent one has not already been provided to the Regulator. It is intended that the Secretary of State will also make regulations setting out other documents and information that will be required, along with practical details such as how an application will be made.
The Building Safety Regulator will assess the documents provided as part of the application for the Building Assessment Certificate and decide whether Accountable Persons are complying with all relevant duties.