The Building the Future Commission has been looking for long-term solutions through its eight work streams. However, one of our streams has arguably stood out as having a much more urgent short-term focus than the others. 

The Building Safety Act became law in April 2022, but it was only really in the past year – with the opening of the registration process for higher-risk buildings – that the workings of the new regime have really become clear. 

The industry is facing a huge challenge in getting its collective head around the new post-Grenfell requirements. There is a lot to understand, not least the new planning gateway processes, building registration requirements, safety case reports for relevant buildings, the new “golden thread” of information and measuring and assessing competence.