The Building Safety Bill and New Fire Safety Legislation (Wales update) with Bryn Wilde

As the Building Safety Bill continues its way through Parliament, it is worth remembering that this Bill will be accompanied by a significant amount of secondary legislation and in parallel the Government will be introducing a number of new pieces of fire safety legislation. All of this will be accompanied by the new competence standards that are designed to drive upskilling of the construction industry. To what degree this will change the industry is uncertain, however the change will happen in the next few years.

Mark will layout the requirements of the Building Safety Bill as tabled, both in relation to higher-risk properties and to all construction projects; the Fire Safety Act; and the various competence standards and identify some of the risks and opportunities that will come with the new legislation.