Schedule 2: Authorised officers: investigatory powers Offence of failing to provide information, documents etc Effect
Paragraph 6 of this Schedule is designed to ensure that the Building Safety Regulator and its authorised officers are provided with the information necessary to make accurate and appropriate decisions. In the absence of a reasonable excuse, failure to provide the required information, facilities or assistance will be a criminal offence for which the Building Safety Regulator will be able to bring proceedings. The maximum penalty will be an unlimited fine, along with up to two years’ imprisonment in the Crown court or 12 months’ imprisonment in a magistrates’ court (six months until the commencement of paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 of the Sentencing Act 2020).