Part 4Higher-risk buildings

Engagement with residents etc

I191Residents’ engagement strategy

1

The principal accountable person for an occupied higher-risk building must—

a

as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant time prepare a strategy (a “residents’ engagement strategy”) for promoting the participation of relevant persons in the making of building safety decisions;

b

review the strategy at prescribed times, and revise it if they consider it necessary or appropriate to do so;

c

in prescribed circumstances, consult relevant persons and prescribed persons on the strategy and take any representations made on the consultation into account when next reviewing the strategy;

d

act in accordance with the strategy.

2

“Building safety decision” means a decision by an accountable person for the building that—

a

is about the management of the building, and

b

is made in connection with the performance of a duty of the accountable person under, or under regulations made under, this Part.

3

The strategy must include information about—

a

the information that will be provided to relevant persons about decisions relating to the management of the building,

b

the aspects of those decisions that relevant persons will be consulted about,

c

the arrangements for obtaining and taking account of the views of relevant persons, and

d

how the appropriateness of methods for promoting participation will be measured and kept under review.

4

As soon as reasonably practicable after the strategy is prepared or revised, each accountable person for the building must give a copy of the strategy to—

a

each resident of the building who—

i

is aged 16 or over, and

ii

resides in a residential unit in the part of the building for which the accountable person is responsible;

b

each owner of a residential unit in that part of the building;

c

any prescribed person.

5

The duty under subsection (4)(a) does not apply in relation to a resident if the accountable person—

a

is not aware of the resident, and

b

has taken all reasonable steps to make themselves aware of persons who reside in residential units in the part of the building for which the accountable person is responsible.

6

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

a

make further provision about the content of a residents’ engagement strategy;

b

make provision about the preparation, review or revision of a residents’ engagement strategy, in cases where there is more than one accountable person for the building;

c

make provision about the way in which a copy of the strategy is to be given;

d

make provision about consultations under this section.

7

In this section—

  • “relevant persons” are—

    1. a

      residents of the higher-risk building who are aged 16 or over, and

    2. b

      owners of residential units in the building;

  • “the relevant time” has the meaning given by section 85.