Building Safety Act 2022 — complete overview
England HRB regime: gateways, golden thread, duty holders, and occupied obligations.
Building Safety Act 2022 · HRB · duty holders
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Building Safety Act guides for England HRBs
Statute-accurate explainers with primary sources — then soft paths into the platform when you are ready to operationalise. Last reviewed 23 July 2026.
Foundation
Golden thread requirements
BSA s.88, SI 2024/41 Schedule 1, keep-rules, and full lifecycle map.
golden thread · SI 2024/41 · section 88
Design & construction
Gateways 1, 2 & 3 explained
Planning, pre-construction, and completion hard stops under SI 2023/909.
Gateway 1 · Gateway 2 · Gateway 3 · SI 2023/909
Formal handover (BSA s.76)
Transferring golden thread information into occupation with a defensible package.
handover · section 76 · AP transfer
Occupied phase
Key Building Information — 16 categories
Full SI 2023/396 regs 3–18 table and the 28-day submission window.
KBI · SI 2023/396 · 16 categories
Safety case report — 10 principles
SI 2023/907 reg.4(1)(a)–(j) listed in full, with BAC and engagement links.
safety case · SI 2023/907 · risk management principles
Mandatory occurrence reporting
SI 2023/906 and SI 2023/907 reg.6 — the 10-day window and evidence expectations.
MOR · occurrence reporting · 10 days
Building Assessment Certificates (BAC)
Direction, 28-day clock, pack contents, fees, refusal, and appeal path.
BAC · Building Assessment Certificate · 28 days
Fire & people
FRA, fire doors, EEIS & PEEPs
Occupied fire-safety chain for HRBs — FRA lifecycle, FSER door cadences, EEIS and PEEP registers.
FRA · PEEP · EEIS · fire doors
Resident engagement & information rights
s.89, s.91B, SI 2024/41 Schedules 2–3, complaints, and engagement strategy.
resident engagement · SI 2024/41 · section 91B
Remediation & competence
Duty-holder competence (PAS 8671 / 8672 / 8673)
How PAS frameworks help demonstrate PD, PC, and AP competence — and limits of the standards.
PAS 8671 · PAS 8672 · PAS 8673 · competence
Part 5 leaseholder protections & remediation
Schedule 8 caps, qualifying leases, relevant defects, and remediation orders.
Part 5 · Schedule 8 · leaseholder · remediation
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