Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Duties relating to information and documents Section 89: Provision of information etc to the regulator, residents and other persons Background
This is a new provision.
	The Independent Review identified the importance of accurate and up to date information for ensuring building safety. Access to information is essential and this provision ensure that the Accountable Person is required to share prescribed information in certain circumstances.
	Regulations will include requirements on the Accountable Person to share specified information with residents, the regulator and other prescribed persons. The availability and accessibility of this information to the regulator and residents is crucial to ensure people feel safe in their homes and ensure those responsible for building safety are held to account. This section and section 88 are intended to help ensure that residents, the regulator and other persons have this information, and those who need to be are provided with relevant information about that particular building.
	Regulations will include a requirement on the Accountable Person to share specified details about the Insolvency Practitioner with the Regulator to ensure that it has a complete picture the state of affairs of the individual or company and to help to ensure the ongoing safety management of the building whilst insolvency proceedings are progressed.
	Regulations under this section will also set out the circumstances when the Accountable Person must provide information to the regulator and the form in which this information should be submitted. Regulations may also make requirements to ensure information is presented to the regulator in a standard format as this will enable the regulator to more easily review and analyse the information. This will support the regulator in their role in ensuring building safety and holding Accountable Persons to account.
Example
The Accountable Person for a higher-risk residential building must collect and maintain information relevant to the safety of that building (prescribed information). They must provide prescribed information from this to their residents. When a person purchases a leasehold flat within their property, the building owner must ensure the new leaseholder is provided with the prescribed information.