Add legal requirements warning to statutory guidance
Grenfell Tower Inquiry · Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report · Issued 4 September 2024 · Addressed to: UK Government
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
That a revised version of the guidance contain a clear warning in each section that the legal requirements are contained in the Building Regulations and that compliance with the guidance will not necessarily result in compliance with them. (113.12)
Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 Report · 4 Sep 2024 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- Approved Document B is undergoing continuous review as part of the Building Safety Regulator-led statutory guidance review (Annual Report on Progress, MHCLG, February 2026).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government — initial response
The government accepts this recommendation. We will address this through the response to recommendation 5.
UK Government · 16 Jan 2025 Written response →
●UK Government — follow-up
The government accepts this recommendation. We will address this through the response to recommendation 5.
UK Government · 26 Feb 2025 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Feb 2026 Addressed through Recommendation 5 response regarding statutory guidance clarity improvements. Approved Document B undergoing continuous review as part of the BSR-led review of Building Regulations guidance. (Covers Recommendations 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12.) Source →
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