Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish (a) the assessment criteria and (b) other relevant documentation used by the Building Safety Regulator when determining decisions for building assessment certificate applications.

The Building Safety Regulator is required by Section 81(2) of the Building Safety Act 2022 to assess applications for a building assessment certificate received from principal accountable persons. The Regulator has developed criteria for assessors to use based on the requirements of the Act and associated regulations.

The criteria used to assess building assessment certificate applications will be published in the next few weeks on the Building Safety Regulator’s website (https://buildingsafety.campaign.gov.uk/). The Regulator will promote the publication of the criteria using social media and via key industry stakeholders.