This guidance sets out the key requirements for managing fire safety in multi-occupied residential buildings. It has been updated to take account of the requirements of the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. It is not in any way a full statement of what a managing agent should be aware of in respect of fire safety. It also signposts to guidance on best practice where this is available.
Synopsis
This guidance cover both the various types of building work that fall within the scope of the Building Regulations 20103 and the various routes to compliance. It is detailed and complex guidance because the Building Act 19842, the Building Regulations 2010 and other regulations that apply to the processes are themselves complex.
It is therefore expected that managing agents will develop their own policies and decision-making procedures for managing building work in the types of building they manage. These procedures will need to consider the level of autonomy, in relation to the procurement of building work, that they have within their management agreement, and whether this may result in them being considered a client under the regulations.
Covering Topics
- Use of this guidance
- Executive Summary
- Regulation of Building Work
- Building work
- Routes to compliance
- Listed Buildings Consent
- The Building Safety Regulator [BSR]
- Enforcement
- The Building Regulations 2010
- Procedural provisions
- Supervision of plans and work by RBCA
- Information to be Provided by the Person Carrying Out Work
- Functional Requirements
- Duty holders
- Competence
- Higher-risk buildings
- Higher-Risk Building (HRB) Work
- Planning fire statement (Gateway 1)
- Building control approval for HRB Work (Gateway 2)
- Building control approval for work to existing HRBs (Gateway 2)
- Scheme work
- Exempt work to existing HRBs
- Emergency repairs to existing HRBs
- Gateway Documents
- Staged Approach
- Change Control
- Mandatory Occurrence Reporting
- Notice before starting on site and further notice when work is commenced
- Monitoring and Inspection
- Golden Thread
- Between Gateway 2 and 3
- New Clients
- Notification of a change in PD or PC
- Handover of information upon completion of HRB work
- Information to be provided where work is scheme work
- Completion certificate (Gateway 2)
- References
