To ask His Majesty's Government when minimum competence standards will be introduced for the management of high-risk residential buildings under the Building Safety Act 2022.
Answered on
29 October 2024
Under the Building Safety Act 2022, every higher-risk occupied building must have at least one named accountable person, who is responsible for managing the fire and structural safety for the building. Accountable persons must have either the relevant competence or appoint someone with the relevant competence to help carry out their duties.
The Building Safety Regulator has published guidance to support accountable persons and this guidance is available on their website. The British Standards Institution (BSI) published standard (PAS 8673) also sets out guidance on competence requirements for the safe management of residential buildings