Developers and contractors in England and Scotland need to be aware of the differences in two separate pieces of building regulation.

In December, the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 came into force in England. This was the first piece of legislation prepared in response to the recommendations of the Hackitt review, a comprehensive evaluation of the rules governing building safety post-Grenfell. In Scotland, a new set of Building Standards will be introduced as legislation this year. The exact date this will happen has not been confirmed, but it’s clear they will change the state of play north of the border. Announced last month by a Scottish government ministerial working group, the new Scottish standards have similarly been created in reaction to the tragedy in London, informed by two independent Scottish reviews into building safety that echo Dame Judith Hackitt’s findings.  

Also read: The latest on the Hackitt report

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