2nd Report - The Building Safety Regulator: Building a better regulator

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government says it accepts "the intent of the recommendations" and sets out how it will take them forward, while declining to make the Single Construction Regulator "dependent on dynamic and short-term building control decision averages".

• On the Committee's call to delay the Single Construction Regulator until statutory timeframes are met, the government "would not wish to impede vital reform". It says changes to the BSR will be "carefully considered" to "minimise disruption".
• On construction products, the government "intends to publish a white paper before Spring 2026" in response to the green paper, which consulted on a general safety requirement.
• On annual reporting of inspection findings, the BSR "will consider" how thematic insights could be communicated, subject to resourcing, proportionality and data protection considerations.
• On Category B works, the government "agree[s] that action is urgently needed" to make the regime proportionate. It has launched a consultation on telecommunications works and will consult on minor building work within homes and existing fire doors "later in the spring".

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