Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Duties relating to building safety risks Section 83: Assessment of building safety risks Effect
This section provides that every Accountable Person is under an ongoing obligation to carry out an assessment of the building safety risks in/of/arising from, and relevant to, the part of the higher-risk building for which they are responsible. The definition of building safety risks is that provided for in section 65.
	The assessment must be suitable and sufficient so that the Accountable Person is able to comply with their safety duties imposed by this Part of the Bill, including managing building safety risks and providing information about the building to other persons (under section 84 and section 89 respectively). The assessment must include consideration of hazards that originate in an area outside their responsibility developing into a risk which enters the area for which they are responsible.
	This duty will apply as soon as the building is in multiple occupation by residents, and the first assessment must be carried out as soon as it is reasonably practicable after that point. New Accountable Persons must carry out their risk assessment as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so after having become the Accountable Person.
	Further assessments must be carried out by the Accountable Person at regular intervals, when directed to do so by the Building Safety Regulator, when the Accountable Person suspects the assessment is no longer valid, or they become aware of a significant change to the building.
	The Accountable Person is defined in section 72 as a person with a legal estate in possession of any part of the common parts of a higher-risk building or a person who does not hold legal estate but is under a relevant repairing obligation in relation to any common parts. The definition of occupied is set out in section 71.
	Where there are multiple Accountable Persons within a building it is expected that they will co-operate and co-ordinate with every other Accountable Person carrying out their obligations. This includes their carrying out their risk assessment duties under this clause and sharing information about building safety risks relating to the whole building in good time.