Building Safety Act 2022

20Statement of regulator’s engagement with residents etcE+W

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(1)The regulator must, at least once each financial year, publish a statement about its engagement with—

(a)the committee mentioned in section 11 (residents’ panel),

(b)residents of higher-risk buildings,

(c)owners of residential units in higher-risk buildings, and

(d)bodies that represent, support or promote—

(i)the interests of any description of residents of higher-risk buildings or owners of residential units in such buildings, or

(ii)the interests of persons including any description of such residents or owners.

(2)A statement under subsection (1) must, in particular, include information about the regulator’s engagement with residents of higher-risk buildings who are disabled.

(3)A statement under subsection (1) may be published by including it in the regulator’s annual report.

(4)In this section—

  • annual report” means the report made under paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 2 to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974;

  • higher-risk building” means—

    (a)

    a higher-risk building within the meaning of Part 4, or

    (b)

    a higher-risk building within the meaning of the Building Act 1984.

Commencement Information

I1S. 20 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 170(2)(a)