{"id":40169,"date":"2023-09-15T22:01:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbrown.co.uk\/?p=40169"},"modified":"2023-11-15T22:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:04:02","slug":"who-is-responsible-for-building-regulations-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbrown.co.uk\/who-is-responsible-for-building-regulations-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Responsible for Building Regulations in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is Responsible for Building Regulations in the UK?<\/h1>\n

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Making sure your building meets regulations is imperative. Not only does this ensure you meet all legal requirements, but it also keeps the safety and standards of your projects and buildings kept at a high level.<\/p>\n

Cook Brown Building Control<\/a> are an Approved Inspector who can guide you (building owner\/person undertaking the work), your appointed Principal Designers and Principal Contractors determine whether their project meets building regulation standards. In this article we\u2019ll discuss what building regulations in the UK cover, who the regulatory bodies are, and what changes were made to the Building Safety Act (BSA) in 2023.<\/p>\n

Make sure that you meet these statutory requirements with Cook Brown \u2013 appoint us<\/a> or get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are Building Regulations in the UK?<\/h2>\n

To make sure buildings are designed and constructed to an appropriate standard and to demonstrate that property, assets, and people are protected, there are a number of different building regulations and regulatory bodies in the UK.<\/p>\n

Plumbing, energy efficiency through building elements like insulation, fire safety, and more, all have their own specific regulations which determine how construction and implementation of them must be carried out.<\/p>\n

Making sure your Designers are certified to provide services in line with government and authority regulations is important in obeying the law and complying with building standards. Approved inspectors like Cook Brown Building Control exist to make sure your specifiers align with UK regulatory bodies \u2013 get in touch<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n

What is an Approved Inspector? Find out more in our article ><\/a><\/p>\n

Different Regulatory Bodies in the UK<\/h2>\n

To understand where building regulations come from and what kind of things that approved inspectors look for when ensuring the certifications of your specifiers are up to standards, it is important to know who the different regulatory bodies in the UK are and what they cover.<\/p>\n

The four we will cover are the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) the Regulator for Social Housing, and the Planning Inspectorate.<\/p>\n

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)<\/h3>\n

The Health and Safety Executive<\/a> \u2013 or HSE \u2013 are the overseeing body of the UK\u2019s Building Safety Regulator (BSR) named under the Building Safety Act (BSA). Regulations created under this new body came into play from October 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

They regulate higher-risk buildings, setting out the framework that builders, specifiers, and architects have to follow. The framework includes:<\/p>\n